National Register Record for HARPER COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Historic Name: HARPER COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: BETWEEN ELM AND MAPLE AND BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND SOUTHEAST
City: BUFFALO            County: HARPER
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE HARPER COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS A THREE-STORY BRICK BUILDING WITH NEOCLASSICAL STYLE DETAILS. BUILT IN 1927, THE BUILDINGS CLASSICAL ACCENTS INCLUDE IONIC PILASTERS AND A CLASSICAL PORTICO OVER THE FIRST FLOOR ENTRYWAY. THE BUILDING HOUSES COUNTY OFFICES AND IS VITAL TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 8/23/1984.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE
Current Function: GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: POLITICS / GOVERNMENT
Architectural Style: NEOCLASSICAL; RENAISSANCE REVIVAL
Architect: JAYNE, MAURICE - ARCHITECT; A.F. STEWART CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - BUILDER
Year Built: 1927            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None