Bates County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Butler, Bates County, Missouri. It was built in 1902 and is a 2 1/2-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style Carthage limestone building over a raised basement. The building measures 84 feet by 104 feet. It features a central tower and four corner pavilions, all with ogee roofs. Also on the property is a contributing Doughboy statue, erected in 1927.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Architect George E. McDonald designed at least three other courthouses listed on the National Register.

Bates County Courthouse

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County courthouses in Missouri

Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri

Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Missouri

Government buildings completed in 1902

Buildings and structures in Bates County, Missouri

National Register of Historic Places in Bates County, Missouri

Bates County Courthouse