Cooper County Courthouse

Name:  Cooper County Courthouse

Location:  200 Main Street

Built:  1911-1912

    Built by W. J. Cochran in the years of 1911-1912, this symmetrical Neo-Classical style structure is the third courthouse to occupy this site. It is the first courthouse to front on Main Street. Previous courthouses faced the river (High Street). The building houses the assessor, circuit clerk and recorder,  county clerk, county collector, county treasurer, county commission, juvenile office and two courtrooms.  Today few know there is a fourth floor. At one time, the fourth floor attic was used by local athletes as a racquetball court. It is primarily used for storage. 

   In the past, the courthouse has housed the  public library, county superintendent of schools, the counseling center, county health nurse, University Extension Center and the Boonville Chamber of Commerce.

    The Courthouse annex to the east was added in 1998 and houses the county jail and the emergency preparedness center.   

    Just to the west of the courthouse facing Main Street are three brick buildings which the county used from 1840 to 1910 for warehouses.    

    The courthouse sits on raised ground and is surrounded by concrete walls on the north, south, and west.  The front yard of the building has a miniature Statue of Liberty from the 1950s and monuments to veterans from World War I, Korea and Vietnam. Inside are other war memorials.

This Page was created by: Amanda Dodson

This project was funded through a grant from Boonville Tourism Commission

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