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This set of postcards represent the Kingman County Courthouse in Kingman, Kansas. The three-story building designed by architect George P. Washburn was constructed between 1907 and 1908. Designed with a mixture of Romanesque, Free Classical and Queen Anne styles. The structure features square tower blocks with pyramid shaped roofs and a cupola rising from the center of the building. In 1985 the courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: Between 1911 and 1919
Item Number: 473027
Call Number: FK2.K2.1 *4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 473027
Built Environment - Architectural Style - Queen Anne
Built Environment - Architectural Style - Romanesque
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Function - Government - Courthouse
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Built Environment - Register of Historic Kansas Places
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1910s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Postcard
Places - Cities and towns - Kingman
Places - Counties - Kingman
Type of Material - Postcards
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