Washington 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 Potosi,

Washington County, Missouri Washington County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 23,514. The county seat and largest city is Potosi. The county was officially organized on August ...

. It was built in 1908, and is a two-story,

Renaissance Revival Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...

style brick building with a hipped roof. It features a projecting three-story entrance tower topped by a belfry. (includes 13 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 v ...

in 2011.

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County courthouses in Missouri Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Renaissance Revival architecture in Missouri Government buildings completed in 1908 Buildings and structures in Washington County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Missouri {{WashingtonCountyMO-NRHP-stub