A Landmark Of Distinction in Kansas

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	A Landmark Of Distinction
Kansas State Historical Marker
Chase County
	Pearl Street, Chase County Courthouse Square in Cottonwood Falls , KS, USA

	Cottonwood Falls has been the Chase county seat since both town and county were established in 1859. The first log cabin was replaced in 1873 by this stately building of native limestone and walnut, which today is the oldest Kansas courthouse still in use. It was designed in designed in French Renaissance style by John G. Haskell, who also was the first architect of the statehouse in Topeka.