Buchanan Courthouse Replacement & War Memorial Proposal Correspondence, St. Joseph, 1945
Entry/Object ID
2007.33.669
Scope and Content
Buchanan Courthouse Replacement & War Memorial Proposal Correspondence, St. Joseph, 1945. Files of Eckel & Aldrich Architects. Proposal for erection of a War Memorial Building. Also proposal to replace the Buchanan County Courthouse with a new structure and demolition of the former courthouse. These proposals were not put into place.
Among the St. Joseph Gazette articles are:
January 30, 1947 "Enright Heads Memorial Unit" about organization of war memorial committee.
July 4, 1947 "Cost of War Memorial Set at $995,000" citing estimates by Walter Boschen, architect to memorial committee. The memorial was to include a building and auditorium and shrine. The site must have been near the City Hall.
There was much controversy in numerous news articles about the proposed World War II memorial auditorium. Additional articles detail the deterioration of the Courthouse and need for renovation.
Collection
Eckel-Brunner
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Architecture, Government
Search Terms
St. Joseph, MIssouri, Government, Municipal Buildings: City/County, Buchanan County, Buchanan County Courthouse, War Memorials, Eckel & Aldrich Architects, World War II, Jails/Prisons/Municipal Bldgs: City/County