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The courthouse for Johnson County, Missouri in Warrensburg was constructed between 1896 and 1898 under architect George E. McDonald and stands as a striking example of Romanesque Revival architecture. The building was crafted from locally quarried sandstone and features a robust stone foundation, a prominent central tower topped with a statue of the Roman goddess Minerva, and corner pavilions with turrets and finials. Its design includes round-arched windows and doors, stepped parapets, and grouped stone columns — all hallmarks of the late-19th-century civic-building style in Missouri. Since its first meeting in the completed structure in 1898, the courthouse has served as a longstanding seat of county government and is recognized for both its architectural significance and its role in local civic life.