The Anderson County Courthouse, located at 4th and Oak Streets in Garnett, serves as the seat of government for Anderson County,

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. The courthouse was built from 1901 to 1902 by contractors Latimer & Benning, the building cost $75,000. The courthouse was designed by George P. Washburn designed the courthouse in the

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style. Distinctive features of the courthouse include a

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and four corner towers with conical roofs. The building's entrances are adorned with fan-shaped windows and stone arches. The third-floor windows also feature arches, with these stone arches linked by a continuous band of stone encircling the building. The Anderson County Courthouse was listed on the

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in 1972.

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas Buildings and structures in Anderson County, Kansas County courthouses in Kansas Romanesque Revival architecture in Kansas Government buildings completed in 1902 National Register of Historic Places in Anderson County, Kansas {{Kansas-NRHP-stub