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The 1898 Madison County Courthouse replaced the first courthouse, built in 1821. This elegant courthouse was the only courthouse in Missouri designed by the famous architect, Theodore Linke. The original cost was about $18,000. Over the years various remodeling efforts were made to the building. In 1988, the voters approved a sales tax to restore the courthouse to its 1898 elegance, at a cost of nearly two million dollars. Our organization wrote the National Register nomination of the courthouse. On December 28, 2000, the Madison County Courthouse was placed on this prestigious federal register.
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