1906 -- Riley County Courthouse, Manhattan KS
N 39° 10.778 W 096° 33.781
14S E 710500 N 4339540
The Richardsonian Romanesque Riley County Courthouse was built in 1906. It is on the National Register in its own right, and is a contributing building to the Downtown Manhattan KS Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMGWGR
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2013
Views: 6
The wonderful Riley County courthouse has all of the Blasterz favorite Richardsonian Romanesque details: beautiful stonework arches, soaring clock towers, wonderful creeping chimera creatures crawling around, and faces emerging from stone. The county's name and date of construction are carved into the facade of the building, over the main entrance.
This building is on the National Register, and also contributes to the Downtown Manhattan KS Historic District.
Year of construction: 1906
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
Full inscription: Not listed
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