Barton County Courthouse Lamar Missouri. 1900.

ID: 789 ~ Source: "Souvenir of Barton County, Missouri," c. 1900, in Ohman, Marian M. "Missouri Courthouses: Barton County." University of Missouri-Columbia Extension Division. Accessed May 9, 2023.
https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/ued6005. ~ Creator: University of Central Missouri Department of History, Anna Furney, Glyne Gee ~ Date: c. 1900

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Barton County Courthouse Lamar Missouri. 1900. — "Souvenir of Barton County, Missouri," c. 1900, in Ohman, Marian M. "Missouri Courthouses: Barton County." University of Missouri-Columbia Extension Division. Accessed May 9, 2023.

Barton County Courthouse Lamar, Missouri was built by Architect W. R. Parsons and Sons in 1888. This photo of the courthouse includes the Clock Tower, which was later removed, c. 1900.

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Lamar Missouri Tour

By University of Central Missouri Department of History MA in History student Anna Furney

Upon its founding in 1856, Lamar was already chosen to serve as county seat of Barton County. Its downtown area was laid out in a 400-foot square, and its first courthouse was built there. Although records of the first courthouse were destroyed in a…