Kiowa County Courthouse - Greensburg, KS - Picture Perfect Postcards on Waymarking.com

County of Courthouse: Kiowa County
Location of Courthouse: Oak St. & Florida Ave., Greensburg
Organized in 1874. County seat Greensburg. Named after the Kiowa Indians.
Greensburg was named for stagecoach driver D. R. Green. He once ejected Carrie Nation from his coach after she snatched a cigar from his mouth and tossed it away.

On October 23, 1911, Greensburg's first speeding ticket involving an auto was issued for exceeding the speed limit of 10mph.

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Text on Back of Card:

KIOWA COUNTY COURTHOUSE
GREENSBURG, KANSAS   Greensburg, population 1,800 is the county seat of Kiowa County. The county took its name from one of the Plains Indians who roomed this section of Kansas.

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"Completed in July 2009, the building was renovated with sustainable and energy-saving technologies while staying true to the structure’s original design. It is designed to meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold designation. If awarded, it will be the first courthouse in Kansas to achieve the rating.

NREL, with the support of DOE, provided technical assistance and energy modeling training to the design team so that the most cost-effective energy strategies were well integrated." ~ NREL

Physical Address: 211 E Florida Ave, Greensburg, KS 67054 Related Web Site: [Web Link] Description of Postcard Location: Kiowa County Courthouse before the tornado that totally destroyed the town and damage the courthouse. The courthouse was rebuilt keeping the exterior as it was, and the interior built to meet LEED Gold standards. Trees surrounded the courthouse on the card..all trees gone today. Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/04/2019 The Snowdog visited it