Anderson County Courthouse

Built in 1901 (Richardsonian Romanesque). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

From the record

“The Anderson County Courthouse, located at 4th and Oak Streets in Garnett, serves as the seat of government for Anderson County, Kansas. The courthouse was built from 1901 to 1902 by contractors Latimer & Benning, the building cost $75,000.”
Wikipedia article Anderson County Courthouse (Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Anderson County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · built in 1901, Richardsonian Romanesque, by George P. Washburn.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 4th and Oak Sts., Garnett, 66032
When was it listed? April 1972
Category. building
City. Garnett city
When was it built? 1901
Architectural style. Richardsonian Romanesque, Romanesque Revival architecture
Architect. George P. Washburn
National Register reference number. 72000483 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

106 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Anderson County Courthouse between 2015 and 2020, burning about 941 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	51
Debris and open burning	37
Arson/incendiarism	7
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Smoking	3
Natural	2
Fireworks	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
4 September 2018	Natural	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	18068
23 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	1552150
7 August 2015	Debris and open burning	10 acres	Kansas Forest Service	1552128
22 August 2020	Equipment and vehicle use	10 acres	Kansas Forest Service	not named
18 August 2017	Natural	under an acre	Anderson County	1752136
4 July 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	not named
3 July 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Anderson County	1752102
25 July 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	25 acres	Kansas Forest Service	1552124

Every fire recorded in Anderson County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Anderson County Courthouse: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Garnett Quarry & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Anderson County

Storms near this property

60 of 106 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garnett, the town this property stands in, in 106 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 40 thunderstorm wind, 37 hail, 23 flash flood, 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
November 1998	Flash Flood	Garnett	$400,000	no account filed
May 2007	Flood	Garnett	$200,000	Persistent heavy rain through the predawn and early forenoon hours brought flooding of streets and creeks in and around Garnett. Unofficial estimates of three to four inches of rain were received during this time. One water rescue was made of a motorist swept away by high water. Some rural roads and small bridges were also flooded.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Garnett	$100,000	Many primary roads and almost all secondary roads are flooded around Garnett and throughout Anderson county.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Garnett	$100,000	Two feet of water over the intersection of 600 road and Arkansas. Roadway was deemed impassible by local law enforcement. Numerous gravel roads under water southwest portion of Anderson county. Some areas one foot deep. 6.5 inches of rain measured in 30 hours. Every unpaved road has water running over them.
September 2005	Heavy Rain	Garnett	$100,000	Urban and street flooding in and around Garnett.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Garnett	$80,000	Car was swept off the roadway by flowing water...and into a ditch near the intersection of hwy 31 and Meade road...near Cedar Creek. Driver was rescued and uninjured.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Garnett	$75,000	Up to 6 inches of running water was reported to be flowing over 6th street. Spotter also reported 4.1 inches of rain had fallen in approximately 2 hours. One lane of highway 59 is closed in the city of Garnett.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Garnett	$70,000	Water was flowing over a bridge south of the Anderson/Franklin county line on Jewell Road...also known as Kentucky Road. Numerous streets have flooded in the city of Greely and have been barricaded. Road closures have also been reported at other sites in northern Anderson county.
July 2005	Flash Flood	Garnett	$50,000	Up to six inches of fast flowing water over highway 31 near mile marker 65.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Garnett	$30,000	Water rescue ongoing on Missouri Road off of highway 31.
October 1998	Flash Flood	Garnett	$25,000	no account filed
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	$25,000	no account filed
September 1998	Flood	Garnett	$20,000	Up to 8 inches of rain caused flooding in Garnett and surrounding areas causing numerous road closures and damage around 20 thousand dollars.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Garnett	$10,000	Th EM received several public reports that up to 2 of rain fell in a period of 45 minutes. A few gravel roads were water covered and closed near Bush City. Elsewhere in the county, deputies 7 miles north of Kincaid reported that the intersection of 1100 and Utah Road was flooded. One vehicle had to be extracted from the flood waters, but no injuries were reported. Up to 3.5 inches of rain was reported to have fallen during the two hour period between 4 and 6pm CDT 2 miles east of Selma.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	$7,000	Strong winds damaged a car and blew down a tree on a van doing considerable damage.
March 2004	Flash Flood	Garnett	$7,000	no account filed
May 2006	Flash Flood	Garnett	$5,000	Thunderstorms dropped heavy rainfall during the evening hours across northern Anderson County. Law enforcement reported at least 6 inches of fast flowing water over Highway 59 or Maple Street in Garnett. County officials also reported fast flowing water over 2350 and 2400 roads between US Highways 59 and 169 in the northwest parts of Anderson County.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	$5,000	High winds downed trees, tree limbs, and power lines. Winds were estimated at 70 mph.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	$5,000	Winds estimated at 60 mph produced some damaged to trees and power lines.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	$4,000	Strong winds blew down some trees and did roof damage to 3 buildings in Garnett.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	$2,000	Tree limbs were blown down on the roofs of 2 or 3 buildings in Garnett doing minor damage.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	$1,000	A power pole in Garnett was snapped.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Storm survey was conducted and found damage consistent with a downburst wind event. High end damage included broken power and light poles, destroyed farm outbuildings and numerous downed trees and large branches (hardwood). Wind core was 2 mi wide and 6 mi long. Estimated peak winds of 80-85 MPH.
May 2025	Hail	Garnett	-	Quarter size hail in Garnett.
May 2024	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Roads remained closed south of Garnett as of 1:48 AM cdt. Campground near cedar creek reservoir was closed due to flooding.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Dispatch reports several road closures in and around Garnett.
July 2024	Hail	Garnett	-	Nickel size hail south of Garnett.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Public reported 70 mph wind gust.
March 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	NWS received a public report of estimated wind gusts to around 60 mph.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Large tree was knocked down and blocking Highway 59.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Estimated wind gust report.
August 2019	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Flowing water over several roads in Garnett.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Five inch tree limb snapped at 5th ave. And vine st. Delayed report. Time based on radar data.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Portions of Highway 59 are closed within the city of Garnett due to high water across the road.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Highway 59 has water across the road.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Downed tree caused power lines to fall on highway 59.
August 2018	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Highway 31 was closed due to high water. A few vehicles were stranded.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Large tree down in the city of Garnett. These winds occurred on an outflow boundary.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Water flowing over Highway 59 at 1st Street in Garnett.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Approximately 4 inches of water was covering the roadway.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Trained spotter estimated 70 MPH wind gusts.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Damage reported to one exterior side of a home. An outbuilding had the tin roof blown off with the inward facing wall tilted inward. Two cedar trees 20 inches in diameter were snapped at the base.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Cement block building was destroyed.
October 2017	Hail	Garnett	-	Report was 1 mile west of Garnett.
April 2016	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Multiple portions of Highway 31 are under water.
September 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Wind gusts estimated.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Tree down across hwy 31 west of Garnett.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Garnett AWOS measured wind gust of 61 mph.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Water reported to be flowing over Hwy 31 between Garnett and Harris. Local law enforcement closed and barricaded the roadway.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Thunderstorm winds blew a carport over. Roofing on a garage was torn off from west to east.
June 2008	Hail	Garnett	-	Hail up to the size of golfballs was reported to have fallen in Garnett. Windows, of both homes and cars, were broken, the siding of several homes in town was damaged, and numerous vehicles came away with large dents. There were also sporadic reports of crop damage.
August 2003	Heavy Rain	Garnett	-	Runoff from 3 to 4.5 inches of rain caused low water crossings to become impassable for a time around Garnett.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Garnett	-	Four to 6 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down in Garnett.
May 2001	Flash Flood	Garnett	-	Heavy rains caused flooding on U.S. highway 75 north of Garnett.
May 2019	Hail	Garnett	-	no account filed
June 2019	Hail	Garnett	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Garnett	-	no account filed
May 2015	Hail	Garnett	-	no account filed
May 2015	Hail	Garnett	-	no account filed
May 2015	Hail	Garnett	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Anderson County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

2 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph	Property	Distance	Listed
	Sennett and Bertha Kirk House	0.7 miles	2005
	Shelley-Tipton House	1.4 miles	1982

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 72000483 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Anderson County	All 5 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.