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This set of postcards represent the second Jewell County Courthouse in Mankato, Kansas. Construction on the two-story brick building began in 1887 in the town's public square. The facility features a pitch roof with rectangular and arched windows while the interior consist of thirteen rooms. The stone for the building was quarried from the farm of H.P. Diamond in the Richland Township. The structure served as the county courthouse until November of 1937 when a new courthouse was dedicated.
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
Item Number: 473004
Call Number: FK2.J3 C.1 *2-3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 473004
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Function - Government - Courthouse
Built Environment - Materials - Brick
Built Environment - Materials - Stone
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Postcard
Places - Cities and towns - Mankato
Places - Counties - Jewell
Type of Material - Postcards
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