Last domed courthouse built in Missouri - Paris MO
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The Monreo County Courthouse is located in Paris Missouri was built in 1912 and was the last domed courthouse built in Missouri.
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Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2016
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The Monreo County Courthouse is located in Paris Missouri was built in 1912 and was the last domed courthouse built in Missouri.
"This building, Monroe County's present courthouse, measures 108 by 82 feet; on the shorter side, columns support a pediment above a rusticated basement floor entrance (Figure 3). the principal entrance on the long side has a ground-level entry with a slightly projecting pavilion, recessed columns and a parapet above. The dome, with clock faces, is the last domed courthouse built in Missouri. The Henning Construction Co. received the contract for $83,450 in February 1912.
Figure 3
Monroe County Courthouse, 1912-. Architects: William W. Rose and David B. Peterson (Courtesy: State Historical Society of Missouri)"
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