Daviess County Courthouse - Gallatin, Missouri
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BruceS
N 39° 54.903 W 093° 57.708
15S E 417798 N 4418771
County courthouse in Gallatin, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM5CVX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2008
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"The Daviess County Courthouse is significant as a fine example of a Second
Renaissance Revival style public building in Northwest Missouri, and as the seat
of government for Daviess County for since 1908.
The first County Court of Daviess County met at the residence of Elisha B,
Creekmore in 1838. By 1843, a $6,000 Court House was completed. It was probably
40' x 40' but no record exists of its exact dimensions.
A single story, two-room structure was built about 1858, just east of the
present day Court House. There were no vaults and the records were kept in
desks. This structure was a source of public complaint but bonds to build a new
structure were not passed until 1905.
In April, 1906, the architect P.H. Weathers submitted the winning design for a
new Court House. M.T. Lewman of Louisville, Kentucky won the construction
contract while J.W. Alexander served as construction superintendent and M.E.
Pangburn was the accountant on the project. The cost of the structure was
$75,000.
The foundation of the building was poured in April, 1907. The cornerstone was
laid on May 24, 1907, and formal acceptance of the building by the County Court
was May 31, 1908." - National Register Nomination Form