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Old Jackson County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse may refer to: * Jackson County Courthouse (Arkansas), Newport, Arkansas * Jackson County Courthouse (Georgia), Jefferson, Georgia * Jackson County Courthouse (Florida), Marianna, Florida * Jackson County Courthouse (Illinois), Murphysboro, Illinois * Jackson County Courthouse (Indiana), Brownstown, Indiana * Jackson County Courthouse (Bellevue, Iowa) * Jackson County Courthouse (Maquoketa, Iowa) * Jackson County Courthouse (Kansas), Holton, Kansas * Jackson County Courthouse (Minnesota), Jackson, Minnesota * Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri) * Jackson County Courthouse (Kansas City, Missouri) * Jackson County Courthouse (North Carolina) Jackson County Courthouse is an historic courthouse located at Sylva, serving Jackson County, North Carolina. It was designed by Smith & Carrier and built in 1913, when Sylva took over the county seat designation from Webster. The building The ..., Sylva, North Carolina * Jackson County Courthouse ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Arkansas)
The Jackson County Courthouse is located along Main Street (Arkansas Highway 367) in the center of Newport, Arkansas, the county seat of Jackson County. It is a Late Victorian brick building, with a protruding three-story square tower. It was built in 1892, and is one of the state's oldest courthouses. It was apparently based in part on the Ouachita County courthouse (since demolished), but its architect is not known. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Ar ... References Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas County courthouses in Arkansas Buildings and structures in Jacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Georgia)
Jackson County Courthouse is a two-story brick building designed by architect W.W. Thomas and built in 1879 in Jefferson, Georgia. Its Classical Revival architecture, Classical Revival clock tower was added in 1906. It was one of the first post-Civil War county courthouses built in Georgia. It is unusual for surviving little-altered since construction. In 2004, a new courthouse was built in Jefferson. It was renovated in 1978. (including two photos) Its courtroom has a "Cathedral quilt" pressed metal coved ceiling and egg and dart cornices. Its architect, William Winstead Thomas (1848-1904), was president of an insurance company but also designed buildings, including the White Hall estate house outside Atlanta and at least two other courthouses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. References Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Former county courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state) Clock towers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Florida)
The Jackson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse at the center of the Marianna town square, in Jackson County, Florida. The first Jackson County Courthouse was built in 1829 when Scottish immigrant Robert Beveridge persuaded local authorities to designate the fledgling town of Marianna as the county seat with the promised construction of a courthouse. Eventually, a new courthouse was built in the town in 1906. On one occasion, it is reported that Florida Supreme Court Justice Rivers H. Buford prevented a mob of thousands of people from carrying out a lynching Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged transgressor, punish a convicted transgressor, or intimidate people. It can also be an ex ... in Marianna in the fall of 1934, with nothing more than oratory delivered from the steps of the 1906 courthouse. The current courthouse located at 4445 Lafayette Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Illinois)
The Jackson County Courthouse, located at 1001 Walnut St. in Murphysboro, Illinois, Murphysboro, is the county courthouse serving Jackson County, Illinois, Jackson County, Illinois. Built in 1927, the courthouse was the fourth built by the county and the third in Murphysboro. Architect Nelson Strong Spencer designed the courthouse in a mix of the Classical Revival architecture, Classical Revival and Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-Arts styles. The front entrance features a pediment and entablature supported by four columns, all designed according to the Doric order. A parapet and a terrace with balustrades along the sides, both among the building's prominent Beaux-Arts elements, line the roof. In addition to its government functions, the courthouse has hosted large community events and serves as the focal point of downtown Murphysboro. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 2015. References County courthouses in Illinois Cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Indiana)
Jackson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana. The original building was built in 1870, and extensively remodeled by Elmer E. Dunlap in the Classical Revival style in 1911. It is a two-story, brick and limestone building consisting of a rectangular main central section with two flanking wings. The building features a four-sided clock tower. Located on the courthouse grounds are the contributing Sherman M-4 memorial tank, the town water pump and bell, and a cast iron fence (1872). ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 2011. References Clock towers in Indiana County courthouses in Indiana Cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Bellevue, Iowa)
The Jackson County Courthouse, also known as Old Jackson County Courthouse or Bellevue Elementary School, is a historic building and former courthouse for Jackson County, Iowa, United States. It is located in Bellevue and was built in the vernacular Greek Revival style in 1845. It currently serves as a portion of Bellevue Elementary School, the oldest functioning school in the state of Iowa. History When the Wisconsin Territory created Jackson, Jones, and Linn counties in 1837, Bellevue was named as the seat of justice for all three. Stock thief and counterfeiter W.W. Brown doctored a legitimate petition to have himself named as the organizing sheriff of Jackson County. The position went to Captain W.A. Warren instead. Completed in 1845, this building is one of the oldest structures in Iowa used as a courthouse after Lee (1841) and Van Buren (1843) counties. with It is also one of seven extant courthouse buildings in the Greek Revival style in the state. This building was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Maquoketa, Iowa)
The Jackson County Courthouse is located in Maquoketa, Iowa, United States. In the county's early years the county seat transferred several times between Bellevue and Andrew. In 1873 it moved to Maquoketa and the courthouse shared space with the new city hall that was built the same year. The county signed a 99-year lease, for $1, which committed the county to stay in Maquoketa. A separate building was built for a courthouse in 1886. It was a 2½-story brick structure in the Second Empire style. By 1938, it had become too small and some county offices began to occupy another building. The previous courthouse stood on the same location as the present courthouse, and was torn down before the current building was constructed. The present courthouse was built in 1958 for about $400,000. The building was designed by William J. McNeil, and Roth & Associates were the general contractors. It is a simple single-story concrete structure. The solid glass main entrance is on the northwest corn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Kansas)
Jackson County Courthouse may refer to: * Jackson County Courthouse (Arkansas), Newport, Arkansas * Jackson County Courthouse (Georgia), Jefferson, Georgia * Jackson County Courthouse (Florida), Marianna, Florida * Jackson County Courthouse (Illinois), Murphysboro, Illinois * Jackson County Courthouse (Indiana), Brownstown, Indiana * Jackson County Courthouse (Bellevue, Iowa) * Jackson County Courthouse (Maquoketa, Iowa) * Jackson County Courthouse (Kansas), Holton, Kansas * Jackson County Courthouse (Minnesota), Jackson, Minnesota * Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri) * Jackson County Courthouse (Kansas City, Missouri) * Jackson County Courthouse (North Carolina), Sylva, North Carolina * Jackson County Courthouse (Oklahoma), Altus, Oklahoma * Jackson County Courthouse (Jacksonville, Oregon) * Jackson County Courthouse (Medford, Oregon) Jackson County Courthouse is an Art Deco building in Medford, Oregon, United States that was built in 1932, six years afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Minnesota)
The Jackson County Courthouse, located at 413 4th Street in the city of Jackson, Jackson County in the U.S. state of Minnesota consists of a Bedford limestone Beaux Arts courthouse featuring a high, segmented dome adorned with a cast statue of Lady Justice, columns supporting a gable overhang, a shield pediment, and symmetrical pavilions. The building was built by Charles Skooglun of Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ... at a cost $117,435 in 1908-1909. The imposing structure is topped by a two-plus-story dome with stained glass windows. This sits over an octagonal atrium with terrazzo floors, marbled plaster walls, and a second-floor courtroom painted by immigrants with extensive murals; they depict scenes such as a frontier cabin, a railroad, Romans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri)
The Jackson County Courthouse, also known as the Truman Courthouse, is a historic courthouse in Independence, Missouri. In 1922, Harry S. Truman won election as county judge for eastern Jackson County as a candidate of the Tom Pendergast faction of the Democratic Party. He failed to be re-elected in 1924, but, then won election as presiding judge in 1926. Truman served in this position in effect as county commissioner for eight years. He divided his time between the two Jackson County courthouses; this one in Independence, and the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City. (Truman later had an office in the Kansas City courthouse during most of his first term as U.S. Senator from 1935 to 1939.) No county offices are currently in the building. The county offices have moved a few blocks away to the Independence Courthouse Annex, located at 308 W. Kansas. The Jackson County Historical Society office and archives are housed in the building. It underwent a massive renovation to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (Kansas City, Missouri)
Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri is located at 415 East 12th Street in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, Downtown Kansas City and houses judicial and administrative offices for the western portion of the county. It was built in 1934, designed by Wight and Wight in an Art Deco style. Harry S. Truman, presiding judge of the Jackson County Court at the time, wanted it designed similar to the Caddo Parish, Louisiana courthouse in Shreveport, Louisiana by Edward F. Neild. The latter architect was hired as consulting architect-engineer. Neild was later commissioned to design the Truman Presidential Library, but died before it was completed. History In 1872 an unfinished hotel building located at 2nd and Main St was adapted by Asa Beebe Cross for use as the Jackson County Courthouse. In 1922, Harry S. Truman won election as county judge for eastern Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson County as a candidate of the Tom Pendergast faction of the Democratic Party (United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Courthouse (North Carolina)
Jackson County Courthouse is an historic courthouse located at Sylva, serving Jackson County, North Carolina. It was designed by Smith & Carrier and built in 1913, when Sylva took over the county seat designation from Webster. The building The Jackson County Courthouse is situated on a hill at the end of main street, and there are 107 steps leading up to its front portico from the fountain and plaza at street level. It is a two-story, Classical Revival style brick buildings with a three-stage cupola. It was built after C. J. Harris pushed the county to vote for the removal of the county seat from Webster (where it had been since 1851) to Sylva, and the measure passed and the seat was relocated. Harris then as part of the agreement built a courthouse with the sum of money not exceeding $30,000. The building was patterned after the Madison County Courthouse in Marshall, North Carolina. The 1913 Courthouse served as the county's courthouse from 1914 until the present Justice C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
