Greene County Courthouse, also known as Historic Greene County Courthouse, is a historic

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

located at

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Greene County, Missouri Greene County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 298,915. making it the fourth most-populous county in Missouri. Its county seat and most-populous city is Springfield. The county was organized in ...

. It was built between 1910 and 1912, and is a four-story,

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style rusticated stone building. It has a flat roof and low dome over a rotunda. The front facade features a free colonnade of four

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columns that extend the height of the upper two floors. Also on the property are the contributing bronze replica of the

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, the stone bases of two columns from the former courthouse, and a World War I cannon. It was the seat of Greene County government until a new Judicial Courts Building and Justice Center were built in the 1990s. (includes 11 photographs from 2007) It was listed on the

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in 2007.

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County courthouses in Missouri Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Neoclassical architecture in Missouri Government buildings completed in 1912 Buildings and structures in Springfield, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, Missouri {{GreeneCountyMO-NRHP-stub