Scott County Courthouse (Missouri)

Scott County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Benton, Scott County, Missouri. It was designed by architect Henry H. Hohenschild and built in 1912. It is a reinforced concrete Beaux Arts style building sheathed in brick. It has a "T"-plan consisting of a three-story, five bay, central block with two-story wings. Three bays of the central block are recessed behind colossal Ionic order columns that support a dentiled entablature. It features terra cotta and cast stone ornamentation.[2]:5[3]

Scott County Courthouse
Location131 S. Winchester St., Benton, Missouri
Coordinates37°5′48″N 89°33′50″W
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
Built byMcCarthy, J.W.
ArchitectHohenschild, H.H.
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.03001505[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2004

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John Kendig & Tom Lett and Tiffany Patterson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Scott County Courthouse" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 11 photographs from 2003)
  3. Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780826210210.


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