Douglas County Courthouse
LocationSE corner of Massachusetts and 11th Sts., Lawrence, Kansas
Coordinates38°57′48″N 95°14′7″W
LocmapinKansas#USA
Built1903
ArchitectJohn G. Haskell and Frederick C. Gunn
ArchitectureRichardsonian Romanesque, Romanesque
AddedApril 14, 1975
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Refnum75000708[1]

The Douglas County Courthouse in Lawrence, Kansas is a three-and-a-half-story stone building erected in 1903.[2]

It was designed by noted 19th-century architect John G. Haskell in association with another architect, Frederick C. Gunn.[2]

It is a Richardsonian Romanesque work.[3]: 29–30

Its "dominant feature" is a six-story-tall square clock tower, with four minarets and a pyramidal roof topped by a metal finial. There is also a smaller octagonal stair tower with an eight-sided roof, topped by another finial. Windows in the stair tower alternate on the five visible sides of the tower.[2]

References

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  2. ^ Richard D. Pankratz (January 3, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Douglas County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved March 12, 2017. with
  3. ^ Sally F. Schwenk (2002). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic County Courthouses of Kansas". National Park Service. Retrieved March 11, 2017.