Buchanan County Court House, First, Sparta Drawing Photo, 1842

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

Buchanan Courthouse, First, Sparta, Drawing, 1842: Copyright: 2020.1.42 Buchanan Courthouse, First, Sparta, Drawing, 1842
Buchanan Courthouse, First, Sparta, Drawing, 1842

Copyright: 2020.1.42 Buchanan Courthouse, First, Sparta, Drawing, 1842

Name/Title

Buchanan County Court House, First, Sparta Drawing Photo, 1842

Entry/Object ID

P2020.1.43

Description

Buchanan County Court House, First, Sparta Drawing Photo, 1842. b/w. Photo of drawing by Hardman Engineering, St. Joseph. Depicts a single-story log cabin with two entrance doors, 1 window. Caption: "First Court House, (Sparta)." Other sources indicate that an actual courthouse was never built in Sparta, although court activity occurred there. Soon after Buchanan County was established St. Joseph successfully competed to become the county seat and a courthouse was built there. Original digital scan located on History CD 01.

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Studio

Unknown

Date made

1842

Place

Location

UNKNOWN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Buchanan County, Buchanan County Courthouse, Sparta, Buchanan County Courthouse, First

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 16, 2020

Provenance

Notes

Copied from Rutt's History of Buchanan County.