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, location = 110 South 6th Street,
Burlington, Kansas
Burlington is a city in and the county seat of Coffey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,634.
History
Burlington was founded in 1857. It was named after Burlington, Vermont, the native ho ...
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, start_date = 1963
, completion_date = 1964
, architect = Kiene & Bradley Architects
, main_contractor = Cornelius & Associates
, architectural_style = Modern
The Coffey County Courthouse, located at 110 South 6th Street in
Burlington
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, is the seat of government of Coffey County, Kansas. Burlington has been the county seat since 1866. The courthouse was built from 1963 to 1964 by contractor Cornelius & Associates.
Kiene & Bradley Architects of Topeka, Kansas designed the courthouse in the
Modern
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style. The courthouse is located on landscaped grounds in the city's center. It is one story and faces east. It is constructed of red-colored brick and concrete with a flat roof. The east entrance is a
portico
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supported by five square columns. To the left of the entrance is a highly stylized sculpture of Lady Justice affixed to the wall.
The county seat was moved from
LeRoy
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to Burlington in 1866 and the first courthouse was erected. The second courthouse was built in 1901 by Betts & Company and designed by J. C. Holland.
Kiene & Bradley Architects also designed courthouses in Greeley County, Jefferson County, Logan County, Morris County,
Neosho County
Neosho County (standard abbreviation: NO) is a county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 15,904. The county seat is Erie.
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List of county courthouses in Kansas
This is a list of Kansas county courthouses. Each of Kansas's 105 counties has a courthouse in a city that is the county seat where the county government resides.
See also
*List of United States federal courthouses in Kansas
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