Franklin County Courthouse Centennial Time Capsule - Ottawa, Ks.
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This multi colored granite bench containing a time capsule commemorates the centennial of the Franklin County Courthouse. The bench is located on the western grounds of the Courthouse - 315 S. Main.
Waymark Code: WMW45K
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2017
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This multi colored granite bench commemorates the centennial of the Franklin County Courthouse. The bench is located on the western grounds of the Courthouse - 315 S. Main. There isn't a specific date listed for the opening - my guess would be the bicentennial in 2193.
The text of the bench reads:
Courthouse Centennial 1993
The People of Franklin County celebrating the centennial of our Courthouse gathered objects representative of 1993 and placed them in this bench for our descendents.
From the National Register Application for the Courthouse:
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"The Franklin County Courthouse, located at Ottawa, is a rectangular Romanesque-influenced structure with entrances on the east and west sides. The building is three stories in height and has a full basement. The basement foundation walls, which are constructed of rough-hewn limestone blocks laid in regular horizontal courses, terminate at the first floor line in a projecting limestone belt course. Red face brick is the principal building material used for wall construction on the three stories above the stone belt line. The roof form is very complex but is basically a steep pitched hip roof with intersecting gables at the center of each of the four sides. A steeply pitched hip roof is used over each of the four corner towers. Two cupolas are located at the ends of the main hip roof. The west cupola contains a four-sided clock while the east cupola is an open four-sided bell tower. A decorative metal spine is used on all roof ridges."