Macon County Courthouse - 1864-65 - Macon, MO
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N 39° 44.516 W 092° 28.365
15S E 545174 N 4399247
Courthouse in 1865, annex in 1895...
Waymark Code: WM124R3
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2020
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County of buildings: Macon County
Location of buildings: End of Rollins St. on Washington St., courthouse lawn, Macon
Built: 1864-65
Architect: Levi Aldrich
Architectural Style: Romanesque Revival with Italianate details
Marker Text:
Built 1864-653rd Courthouse in Macon County
County seat moved to Macon City
from Bloomington, by act of
Legislature in 1863
1st court held in Macon City~
4th Monday, September, 1863 at the
Allen Academy ~ Corner of Union and
Jackson Streets.
1st term of Court in this building~
Sept. 1865 cost of building $30,000.
Annex built in 1895 ~ Probate Court
and deed records ~ Cost $7,000
"The Macon County Courthouse, Macon, Missouri is a two-story brick building constructed in the Romanesque Revival style with Italianate detailing. It conforms
to a Greek cross plan, though its north wing is shorter than the others.
"The Macon County Courthouse, Macon, Missouri is a significant local example of the
Romanesque Revival style of architecture with Italianate detailing, and it has played
an Important role in the history and organization of Its city, county and the state of
Missouri.
"Beside the Macon county seat, only one courthouse of the nineteenth century survives
in Missouri which exhibits characteristics of; a similar style. The Clark County Court
house (Kahoka, 1871) resembles the Macon example with Its round-arched windows, plain
wall surfaces, brackets and cross-gabled design. In addition, it has a cupola which is
embellished with arches flanked by pilasters and capped with decorative brackets in a
manner similar to the former cupola of the Macon county seat." ~ NRHP Nomination Form