| 词条 | Jackson County Courthouse (Kansas City, Missouri) |
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| name = Jackson County Courthouse | native_name = | former_names = | alternate_names = | image = Image:Jackson County Courthouse KC Missouri.jpg | alt = | caption = Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City | map_type = | map_alt = | map_caption = | altitude = | building_type = Courthouse | architectural_style = Art Deco | structural_system = | cost = $4,000,000[1] | client = | owner = Jackson County | current_tenants = | landlord = | location = | address = 415 East 12th Street | location_town = Kansas City, Missouri | location_country = United States | coordinates = | start_date = 1933 | completion_date = 1934 | inauguration_date = December 27, 1934 | renovation_date = | demolition_date = | destruction_date = | height = {{convert|295|ft|m}} | diameter = | floor_count = 22 | floor_area = | main_contractor = | architect = Frederick C. Gunn | architecture_firm = Wight and Wight; Keene and Simpson; Edward F. Neild | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | awards = | url = | references = }} 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. 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. Edward F. Neild who designed the Shreveport courthouse was hired as consulting architect-engineer. Neild would later die while designing the Truman Library.[2][3] HistoryAsa Beebe Cross designed the remodel of an unfinished hotel building for use as a courthouse in 1872.[4]Current courthouseIt replaced the previous Kansas City courthouse annex at 5th and Oak, which officials deemed unsafe. Voters approved in a $4 million bond issue in 1931 for construction of the courthouse and adjacent Kansas City City Hall and the structure was dedicated in December 1934. Truman maintained an office in the new courthouse building during most of his first term as U.S. Senator from 1935 to 1939. In 1922, Harry S. Truman won election as county judge for eastern Jackson County as a candidate of the Tom Pendergast faction of the Democratic Party. He failed to be re-elected in 1924, but, then won election as presiding judge in 1926. Truman served in this position in effect as county commissioner for eight years. He divided his time between this courthouse and the eastern courthouse in Independence. The courthouse contains an elaborate painted ceiling on the second floor featuring portraits of county employees. The mural was completed by artist Chris Doyle in 2006.[5] In the lobby are five medallions representing Faith, Authority, Justice, Aspiration, and Progress sculpted in white and bronze by Kansas City sculptor Jorgen Dreyer. References1. ^{{cite web| title=Jackson County Courthouse| url=http://www.emporis.com/buildings/121857/jackson-county-courthouse-kansas-city-mo-usa| publisher=Emporis| accessdate=2016-02-02}} {{coord|39.0992|-94.5780|type:landmark_region:US-MO|display=title}}{{Missouri-struct-stub}}2. ^{{cite web| url=http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPrinterFriendlyPub.aspx?P=UED6047| title=Jackson County Courthouse| publisher=University of Missouri| accessdate=2016-02-02}} 3. ^{{cite web| title=Historic Courthouse| url=http://www.caddo.org/index.aspx?nid=209| publisher=Parish of Caddo| accessdate=2016-02-02}} 4. ^https://extension2.missouri.edu/ued6047 5. ^{{cite web| title=Vault| url=http://chrisdoylestudio.com/vault1/| publisher=Chris Doyle| accessdate=2016-02-02}} 5 : County courthouses in Missouri|Skyscraper office buildings in Kansas City, Missouri|Art Deco architecture in Missouri|Government buildings completed in 1934|Downtown Kansas City |
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