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"Courthouse in Chase County" by Catherine Sherman.

The distinctive Chase County Courthouse stands tall at the end of main street in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.

The courthouse, designed in French Renaissance (Second Empire) style with a red mansard roof, is one of the most recognizable buildings in Kansas. The courthouse sits at the end of a wide brick street in Cottonwood Falls.

Completed in 1873, it's the oldest county courthouse still in use in Kansas and the second oldest in continuous use west of the Mississippi River.

The courthouse was designed by noted Kansas architect John G. Haskell of Lawrence. Born in Vermont, Haskell came to Kansas in 1857 at the age of 25 and soon rose to prominence as one of the leading architects of Kansas. He was the first architect of the Kansas statehouse and designed many other important early Kansas buildings.

The French Renaissance (Second Empire) style is characterized by the distinctive shape of the roof. Standi...

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