Douglas County Courthouse
Lawrence, Kansas
 
 
     
 
 
 Completed - 1903
Architect - John Haskell & Frederick Gunn
Photos: Robert Deering 6/7/2005
 
 
 
 
1903 Courthouse
 
 

COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1854

COUNTY NAMED FOR: 
Stephen A. Douglas, a senator from Illinois.

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR:  Lawrence was founded by the New England Emigrant Aid Company and was named for Amos Adams Lawrence who offered financial aid and support for the settlement.

COURTHOUSES:

STANDING:
 1903 stone courthouse with a 1974 Judicial Center addition. 

     

       
Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center