Jackson County Courthouse (Kansas City, Missouri)
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Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri is located at 415 East 12th Street in Downtown Kansas City and houses judicial and administrative offices for the western portion of the county.
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For similarly named courthouse in Independence, Missouri, see Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri).
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Jackson County Courthouse | |
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General information | |
Type | Courthouse |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
Address | 415 East 12th Street |
Town or city | Kansas City, Missouri |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 39.0992°N 94.5780°W / 39.0992; -94.5780 |
Construction started | 1933 |
Completed | 1934 |
Inaugurated | December 27, 1934 |
Cost | $4,000,000[1] |
Owner | Jackson County |
Height | 295 feet (90 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 22 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Frederick C. Gunn |
Architecture firm | Wight & Wight; Keene & Simpson; Edward F. Neild |
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It was built in 1934, designed by Wight and Wight in an Art Deco style. Harry S. Truman, presiding judge of the Jackson County Court at the time, wanted it designed similar to the Caddo Parish, Louisiana courthouse in Shreveport, Louisiana by Edward F. Neild. The latter architect was hired as consulting architect-engineer. Neild was later commissioned to design the Truman Presidential Library, but died before it was completed.[2][3]