George Washburn, Ottawa, Ks.
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N 38° 36.833 W 095° 16.111
15S E 302490 N 4276371
This wooden carved statue is located on the northwest corner of the Franklin County Courthouse Grounds - 315 S. Main Street.
Waymark Code: WMF7K8
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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This wooden carved statue, with a highly lacquered finish, of George Washburn is located on the northwest corner of the Franklin County Courthouse Grounds. The statue is on a cut stone pedestal. This is a life-size statue in a standing pose - the left hand is empty and at his side, the right holds a hat and is also at the figure's side. The figure is presented in a three-piece suit of the early twentieth century.

From the Kansapedia website on George Washburn:
(visit link)

"Architect (1846-1922)

George P. Washburn of Ottawa, Kansas was one of the leading architects in the state at the turn of the 20th century. He studied architecture in Quincy, Illinois at Bryant & Stratton's Commercial College and came to Kansas in 1870. He worked in Kansas City, Missouri as a carpenter and an architect for a time before setting up his own architecture practice in Ottawa in 1882. In 1885 he became the architect for the Kansas State Board of Charities. Washburn was also one of several architects that designed Kansas' Carnegie Libraries.

Although Washburn designed all types of buildings, including residential, he is best known for his courthouses having designed a total of 13. During the 1890s he designed the Johnson, Franklin, Miami, Atchison, and Woodson County courthouses. In 1901 his son joined the firm and it became George P. Washburn & Son. Together, father and son designed the Anderson, Neosho, Doniphan, Kingman, Harper, and Butler County courthouses.

Washburn's buildings were not often representative of one architectural style, but rather a combination of the prevailing aesthetics of the time. He developed different combinations of Richarsonian Romanesque. Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Beaux Arts and the result was eclectic.

In 1910 George Washburn went into semi-retirement and his son-in-law, Roy Stookey joined the firm with his son. Washburn died in 1922 and the firm became Washburn & Stookey."

website of the artist while carving the statue:
(visit link)
Type of wood carving: Chainsaw carving

Artist's Name: Clayton Coss

Approximate size/height: 8 foot with base

Other type: Not listed

Type of wood: Not listed

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