Callaway County Courthouse - Downtown Fulton Historic District - Fulton, Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 50.831 W 091° 56.851
15S E 591332 N 4300344
County courthouse located in the Downtown Fulton Historic District.
Waymark Code: WM3RVW
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2008
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"10E. 5th Street, Callaway County Courthouse, 1938. This two story brick and
limestone building has a stylized temple front with tall flat entablature
supported by four Doric pilasters. Brick wings with stone cornice lines and
raised limestone foundation flank either side of the entrance. The cornice has
bas-relief carvings depicting important events in county history. These carvings
include: Lewis & Clark Expedition (1804), first homestead (1808), first church
(1818), famous trail (1821), first publication or newspaper (1839), first
railroad (1855), Civil War and founding of the "Kingdom of Callaway" (1861).
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~ District National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form