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Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad Office Building, also known as the O.K. Building and Sullivan County Courthouse, is a historic
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building located at
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, Sullivan County, Missouri. It was built in 1898 by the Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad. It is a two-story, rectangular brick building on a
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foundation. It features a Romanesque style round arched entrance and second-story window openings. From 1908 to 1940, the building was used by Sullivan County as a courthouse and served as the seat of government for the county. (includes 5 photographs from 1991) It was listed on the
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in 1992.


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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Romanesque Revival architecture in Missouri Office buildings completed in 1898 Government buildings completed in 1898 Buildings and structures in Sullivan County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, Missouri {{SullivanCountyMO-NRHP-stub