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Title
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Jackson County Courthouses
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Description
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History of the Jackson County Courthouses at 415 East 12th Street and at 5th and Locust Street in Kansas City, with photo.
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Date
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1996-03-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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County's Birthday Party: Jackson County Bicentennial Commission Will Stage Gala Dec. 15 at Independence
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Description
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Announcement of the "celebration of the sesquicentennial of Jackson County" in 1976 at Independence, with illustrations and description of the various Jackson County courthouses, starting with the first in Independence built in 1831 (remodeled five times by 1976) and including later ones in Kansas City, such as the first (at 2nd and Main Streets, built in 1872 and damaged in 1886 by a cyclone), the second (pictured, at 5th, Locust, Oak, and Missouri Avenues), and the third (the present "skyscraper courthouse").
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Date
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1976-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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K. C.'s New Building Recalls 100 Years of Progress
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Description
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Extensive article about the new Jackson County Courthouse at 12th and Oak Streets and its architecture, statuary, interior, etc., including contrasts with the older design of the Independence courthouse.
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Date
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1934-09-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Courthouse Inscription
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Description
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Inscription on the north wall of the building: "The law is over the magistrate; the magistrate over the people. Let the people obey the magistrate and the magistrate the law" by an anonymous author and "The strength of the republic is not in its material wealth, but in the loyalty of its citizens, who believe their government is just," written by a lawyer, Milton Schwind, 315 North Chelsea Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. The inscriptions were chosen by Judge Battle McCardle.
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Date
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1935-03-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Jackson County Courthouses
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Description
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Photos and descriptions of both older Jackson County Courthouses and the newer one built in 1934 at 13th and Locust Streets.
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Date
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1905-04-21
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Downtown Roof Top View
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Description
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Rooftop view of buildings on the lot of third building prior to its construction.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Rediscovering Art Deco U.S.A.
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Description
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Some history and design description of the courthouse as it pertains to Art Deco architecture, the last great period of decorative art.
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Date
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1958
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Object Type
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Book
