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.