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Butler County Courthouse
Photo: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Butler County Courthouse

Poplar Bluff’s first place on the National RegisterListed Dec 1, 1994; only 1,028 of Missouri’s 2,352 listings are older
Classical RevivalListed 1994Poplar Bluff
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Butler County Courthouse

Butler County Courthouse, at Public Sq., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 1, 1994: the first place in Poplar Bluff to be listed. Only 1,028 of Missouri’s 2,352 listings are older. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 132 other Missouri listings. It was listed as part of Poplar Bluff MPS. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 13 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Public Sq., Poplar Bluff · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Butler County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Zehe BuildingColonial Revival · next door
  3. 3Wright-Dalton-Bell-Anchor Department Store BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block · next door
  4. 4Poplar Bluff Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  5. 5Rodgers Theatre BuildingArt Moderne · 0.1 mi on
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPoplar Bluff Public LibraryColonial Revival0.1 miBSt. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad DepotBungalow/Craftsman · Built 19100.2 miBSt. Louis-San Francisco Railroad DepotMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.2 miBMoore-Dalton HouseClassical Revival0.2 miBJohn Archibald Phillips HouseQueen Anne · Built 18910.3 miDSouth Sixth Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBThomas Moore HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBWilliamson-Kennedy SchoolColonial Revival · Built 19220.3 miDNorth Main Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 mi
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Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Moore-Dalton House0.2 mi away
Mark Twain School0.8 mi away

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Questions about Butler County Courthouse

Is Butler County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 1, 1994 (Register number 94001400).

Is Butler County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Butler County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Butler County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 13 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63817058 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.