Barry County Courthouse (Old) - Cassville, MO
N 36° 40.752 W 093° 52.122
15S E 422382 N 4059637
Classic old courthouse on the square in Barry County, Missouri
Waymark Code: WMKXH1
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2014
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It's a long story, but the elected state officials of Missouri sided with the South, but fled the state capitol because the Union military took over the state government. The exiled governor and legislators ended up in Neosho, where they decided to officially secede from the United States. It was at the oldest courthouse in Cassville where they signed the declaration of secession. But by the first decade of the 20th century that old 3-story wooden courthouse was too dilapidated and needed to be replaced.
Old timers call this courthouse the "new" courthouse, though it has now been upstaged by the even newer courthouse. The last trials in this building were in early 2001.
Year Built: 1913
Current Use of Building: land records; licenses - vehicle, marriage, building; training - severe weather, etc.
Level of Courts: County
Architect: Henry H. Hohenschild
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1913-2001
Physical Address:
700 Main Street
Cassville MO 65625
Hours:
Monday to Friday
08:00 to 12:00
13:00 to 16:00
Related Website: [Web Link]
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