Douglas County Courthouse
A courthouse on Massachusetts St, in the middle of things: 230 places within a five-minute walk. One of 100 town & public services in Lawrence.















On the National Register since 1975

Douglas County Courthouse
Douglas County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 14, 1975. It is significant for its politics and architecture at the local level.
The Douglas County Courthouse in Lawrence, Kansas is a three-and-a-half-story stone building erected in 1903. It was designed by noted 19th-century architect John G. Haskell in association with another architect, Frederick C. Gunn. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque work. 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…
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230 places within a five-minute walk of Douglas County Courthouse.
1100 Massachusetts St
The nearest neighbor is Douglas County Election Clerk, 1 min walk away.
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