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This set of post cards represent the Decatur County Courthouse, located at 187 South and Penn Avenue, in Oberlin, Kansas. The two-story building designed by Mr. White was constructed in 1886. Designed in the Italianate style the structure features arched windows and a rectangular form. The building served as the county courthouse from 1896 until 1927 when a new courthouse was constructed. In 1994 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
Date: Between 1907 and 1910
Item Number: 472147
Call Number: FK2.D1 .1 C *1-*2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 472147
Built Environment - Architectural Style - Italianate
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Function - Government - Courthouse
Built Environment - Materials - Stone
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Built Environment - Register of Historic Kansas Places
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Postcard
Places - Cities and towns - Oberlin
Places - Counties - Decatur
Type of Material - Photographs
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