Cape Girardeau Court of Common Pleas

United States historic place


Cape Girardeau Court of Common Pleas
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Cape Girardeau Court of Common Pleas, January 2006
37°18′18″N 89°31′12″W / 37.30500°N 89.52000°W / 37.30500; -89.52000
Area	4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
Built	1854 (1854), 1888, 1959
Architect	Lansman, Joseph; Legg, Jerome B.; Boardman, John
Architectural style	Federal, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	10000856^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 25, 2010

Cape Girardeau Court of Common Pleas is a historic courthouse located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was built in 1854 in the Federal style, and is a two-story, red brick building on a limestone foundation with a partial basement, hipped roof and cupola. Additions made in 1888, added Classical Revival style design elements including a pedimented portico. An addition was constructed in 1959. Also on the property are the contributing concrete stairway (1900), a fountain (1911), a bandstand (1934) and a sundial (1938).^[2]^: 5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/01/10 through 11/05/10. National Park Service. 2010-11-12.
^ Robyn Mainor-Anderson; Adam Kerr; Elizabeth Vandeven; Scott House; Steven J. Hoffman (April 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cape Girardeau Court of Common Pleas" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.