The Boone County Courthouse is the location of the
13th Judicial Circuit of
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
, covering
Boone and
Callaway counties. The courthouse is in the Boone County Government Complex in downtown
Columbia, Missouri. It is the third court at this location. The first housed a studio of
George Caleb Bingham
George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 – July 7, 1879) was an American artist, soldier and politician known in his lifetime as "the Missouri Artist". Initially a Whig, he was elected as a delegate to the Missouri legislature before the American C ...
and is the subject of the 1855 painting ''Verdict of the People''.
The courthouse, at 705 E. Walnut Street, is a
contributing property to the
Downtown Columbia Historic District.
Circuit Courts
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References
Further reading
*Ohman, Marian M. ''"Oh! Justice -- .": The History of Boone County Courthouses''. Columbia: University of Missouri Extension, 1979.
*Switzler, Wm. F. ''History of Boone County''. St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1882.
External links
13th circuit court of Missouri
Buildings and structures in Columbia, Missouri
National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, Missouri
County courthouses in Missouri
Historic district contributing properties in Missouri
National Register of Historic Places in Boone County, Missouri
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
1909 establishments in Missouri
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