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| 1918-1920 Smith County Courthouse. |
Corner of Grant St. and Court St.
This building was constructed in limestone between 1918 and 1920 to replace the previous courthouse that stood on this same block. This Neoclassical building was designed by Thomas W. Williamson (1887-1974), an architect who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and who established his practice in Topeka in 1912. Williamson, who designed several county courthouses and numerous other buildings throughout Kansas, incorporated embedded Ionic columns and corner piers into his design for this wonderful building. He also imitated the classical architrave, frieze, and cornice along the top of the building, and added a pediment above the main (west) entrance. If you look at the west side of the building, you will see a clock built into the top as well as the county's name cut into the stone.
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| 1920 Smith County Courthouse (southwest corner). |
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1920 Smith County Courthouse (detail).
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