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Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease)
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National Register of Historic Places

Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease)

On the National Register since 197848 years
Listed 1978St. Joseph
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About Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease)

Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease), at Courthouse Sq., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 2, 1978. It was among the first 8 of St. Joseph’s 60 listings. The Register lists it for its law and architecture, at the national level. The listing covers 2 acres. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Missouri, United States. 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 · 19 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Courthouse Sq., St. Joseph · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease)Start here
  2. 2Edmond Jacques Eckel HouseEastlake · next door
  3. 3Buchanan County Courthouse and JailRenaissance Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Central-North Commercial Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · next door
  5. 5Wholesale RowHigh Victorian · next door
Around it

23 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DMissouri Valley Trust Company Historic DistrictRenaissance Revival0.1 miBRichardson, John D., Dry Goods CompanyBuilding0.1 miBThe Benton Club of St. JosephBuilding0.1 miBCorby-Forsee BuildingBuilding0.2 miBGerman-American Bank BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miDSt. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.2 miDSouth Fourth Street Commercial Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBCentral Police StationRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBMissouri Theater and Missouri Theater BuildingBuilding0.3 miDHall Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miDRobidoux Hill Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBCharles A. and Annie Buddy HouseItalianate0.4 miBSt. Joseph Public LibraryBuilding0.4 miBSt. Joseph City HallItalian Renaissance Revival0.4 miBWyeth FlatsBuilding0.4 miBVirginia FlatsQueen Anne · Built 18880.4 miBVosteen-Hauck HouseVictorian0.4 miBAlois Herbert Double HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi
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DMuseum Hill Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miDKelley and Browne FlatsVernacular Rowhouse0.5 miBRyan BlockItalianate0.5 miDCathedral Hill Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miBRobidoux RowBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease)

Is Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 2, 1978 (Register number 78003397).

Is Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Patee House, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease)?

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 Buchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 19 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 63818385 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.