County of courthouse: Pulaski County
Location of courthouse: 405 W. Historic 66, Waynesville
Built: 1903
Architect: Henry H. Hohenschild
Architectural Stye- Victorian - Romanesque - Queen Anne - Italianate
County named after: Count Pulaski of the Revolution
County organized: Jan. 19, 1833
"The Pulaski County Courthouse, Waynesville, Missouri is a two story brick
building constructed in the Romanesque Revival style with Italianate detailing, ... "
"The Pulaski County Courthouse in Waynesville, Missouri is significant as.a rare
meal example of the Romanesque Revival style with Italianate detailing. In
addition, this building symbolizes to the local inhabitants the growth and development
of government in their county." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Pulaski County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Waynesville, Pulaski County, Missouri. It was designed by architect Henry H. Hohenschild and built in 1903. It is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style, red brick building on a limestone foundation. It has Italianate style detailing including rounded arched openings." ~ Wikipedia
"The historic roadbed of Route 66 runs through downtown Waynesville where the most prominent building in town is the Pulaski County Courthouse. The building has a museum inside where visitors can see exhibits about the Civil War, both World War I and II, and Desert Storm. Even better, the original courtroom complete with wooden jury box remains. Before going inside, visitors can take a look at the courthouse exterior. For heartland Missouri, the detailing is more than a little unusual. Built in 1903 in the Romanesque Revival style with Italianate features, the two story red brick courthouse is an illustration of undeniable civic pride and optimism on the part of the citizens of none-too-large, turn-of-the-century Waynesville.
"Henry H. Hohenschild, State architect at the time, designed the courthouse, one of many public buildings he designed in Missouri. The irregular shape of the courthouse is interesting, especially the distinctive, square Italianate tower, or campanile, with arched windows on each side. The east façade is dominated by the main entrance where a double door is topped by a molded and paneled hood decorated with wooden medallions and supported on giant wooden brackets. Six windows with rounded arches flank the door. These same arched windows are repeated on all sides of the courthouse. If you look up, you’ll notice that exposed rafters edge the bell tower’s roof. They are supported by a decorative corbel table - pieces of protruding, decorated stone provided to carry the weight of the roof above. This is worth noting for its lovely Italianate aspect right there in the middle of Missouri, the Show Me State.
"The south entry to the courthouse is the one most commonly used and the most elaborate. An open portico porch supported by brick piers is topped with a Queen Anne-style arch and a hard-to-miss decorative grill of wrought iron. Two stories up, the brick date stone is projected at the center of the attic level. Designed like a shield and showing the building’s construction date, 1903, the date stone is decidedly diagonal, as if standing against a stiff breeze." ~ National Park Service