The Boone County Courthouse is the location of the 13th Judicial Circuit of

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, covering Boone and Callaway counties. The courthouse is in the Boone County Government Complex in downtown

Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in Missouri, United States. It was founded in 1821 as the county seat of Boone County, Missouri, Boone County and had a population of 126,254 as recorded in the 2020 United States census, making it the List of cities in Misso ...

. It is the third court at this location. The first housed a studio of

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and is the subject of the 1855 painting ''Verdict of the People''. The courthouse, at 705 E. Walnut Street, is a

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to the Downtown Columbia Historic District.Circuit Courts
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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 {{BooneCountyMO-NRHP-stub

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