Ripley County Courthouse - Doniphan, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 36° 37.057 W 090° 49.623
15S E 694317 N 4054653
Not the building of the courthouse BUT the remodel and repair after storm damage....
Waymark Code: WM11W72
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2019
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County of courthouse: Ripley County
Location of courthouse: Courthouse Square, Doniphan
Built: 1899
Architect: William F. Schrage of Kansas City
Architectural Style: Second Empire
Phone: (573) 996-3215
"The four entrance porches have been modified, their broad stairways replaced
with narrower concrete stairs and the wooden balustrades replaced with native
rock balustrades (in a Work Projects Administration [WPA] project during
the 1930's).
" ... The square is surrounded by a low, native stone wall constructed
by the WPA, and by a sidewalk, outside the wall, on the north, east and south
sides. A county jail, recently constructed and of utilitarian design, together
with a parking lot occupy the west side of the square." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"During the 1930s a Work Projects Administration project repaired storm and tornado damage, but until the 1970s the Ripley County courthouse remained without central heating or a regular maintenance program. Extensive remodeling began in 1976. Ripley County contributed $80,000 for the project; the remainder of the $325,000 cost came from an Economic Development Administration grant. This building, which still functions as the Ripley County courthouse, has been included in the National Register of Historic Places." ~ Extension, Universtiy of Missouri