Saline County Courthouse - Marshall, Missouri
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BruceS
N 39° 07.236 W 093° 11.799
15S E 483000 N 4330178
Third county courthouse to be built in Marshall, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM373E
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2008
Views: 89
Saline County Courthouse was built 1882. The courthouse replace an earlier courthouse destroyed by fire in April 3, 1881. Slater was competing for the county seat, and each community accused the other of arson. The courthouse destroyed by fire had been closed in 1879 and was already slated to be replaced less than ten years after being constructed due to the poor workmanship when it built. The first courthouse in Marshall was destroyed by fire in August 1864 as a result of Civil War activity.
The current courthouse was designed by architect John C. Cochrane of Chicago. The design has a cross gable design for the roof and is the same design as Cochrane used for a courthouse in Lake County, Indiana. The building was built by John Volk and Co., Rock Island, Illinois. The initial bid was $51,762 which was increased by $5,000 when local bricks could not procured and bricks were shipped in.
The building continues to to serve as the Courthouse for Saline County.
Year Built: 1882
Current Use of Building: County Courthouse
Level of Courts: County
Architect: John C. Cochrane
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1882-present
Physical Address:
Courthouse Sq.
Marshall, Missouri
Related Website: [Web Link]
Hours: Not listed
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