George Putnam Washburn (March 21, 1846 – May 16, 1922) was a prominent

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practicing in

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. Washburn came to Kansas in 1870, worked as a carpenter and architect, and in 1882 opened an architecture practice in

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. His son joined his firm which became George P. Washburn & Son. In 1910 George P.'s son-in-law, Roy Stookey, joined the firm, and George P. retired. After George P. died in 1922 the firm became Washburn & Stookey. Washburn designed nine Carnegie library buildings in Kansas, and is most known for the 13 courthouses he designed. A number of his buildings are listed on the U.S.

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, with several of the libraries being listed under one study. Works (with attribution variations) include: * Anderson County Courthouse, 4th and Oak Sts.,

Garnett, Kansas Garnett is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,242. History Garnett was platted in 1857. Garnett is named for W. A. Garnett, a native of Louisville ...

(Washburn, George P.), built 1902,

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, NRHP-listed * Atchison County Courthouse, SW corner of 5th and Parallel Sts.,

Atchison, Kansas Atchison is a city in, and the county seat of, Atchison County, Kansas, United States, along the Missouri River. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 10,885. The city is named in honor of US Senator ...

(Washburn, George P.), NRHP-listed * Burlington Carnegie Free Library, 201 N. Third,

Burlington, Kansas Burlington is a city in and the county seat of Coffey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,634. History Burlington was founded in 1857. It was named after Burlington, Vermont, the native ho ...

(Washburn, George P., & Son), NRHP-listed * Butler County Courthouse, 205 W. Central Ave.,

El Dorado, Kansas El Dorado ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Kansas, Butler County, Kansas, United States. It is situated along the Walnut River in the central part of Butler County and located in south-central Kansas. As of the 2020 Unit ...

(Washburn, George P. & Sons), NRHP-listed * Chautauqua County Courthouse, 215 North Chautauqua Street,

Sedan, Kansas Sedan is the county seat of and the largest city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,000. History Sedan was founded in 1871. The city was named in commemoration of the 1870 Bat ...

* Cherryvale Carnegie Free Library, 329 E. Main,

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(Washburn, George P., & Son), NRHP-listed * Columbus Public Carnegie Library, 205 N. Kansas,

Columbus, Kansas Columbus is the second largest city and county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,929. It is located approximately 15 miles south-southwest of Pittsburg. History The fir ...

(Washburn, George P., & Son), NRHP-listed * Doniphan County Courthouse, Courthouse Sq., bounded by Walnut, Liberty, Chestnut, and Main Sts.,

Troy, Kansas Troy is a city in and the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 964. History Troy is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. Troy was platte ...

(Washburn, George P. & Sons), NRHP-listed * Eureka Carnegie Library, 520 N. Main,

Eureka, Kansas Eureka is a city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,332. History The first settlement at Eureka was in 1857. The first post office in Eureka was establ ...

(Washburn, George P., Co.), NRHP-listed *

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, Main St.,

(Washburn, George P.), NRHP-listed * Harper County Courthouse, 200 N. Jennings Ave.,

Anthony, Kansas Anthony is a city in and the county seat of Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,108. History The Anthony townsite was laid out in 1878. The city was named after the 7th governor of K ...

(Washburn, George P.), NRHP-listed * Jackson Hotel, 139 W. Peoria St.,

Paola, Kansas Paola is a city in and the county seat of Miami County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,768. History Native Americans, then Spanish explorers such as Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in 1541, ...

(Washburn, George P.), NRHP-listed * Kingman County Courthouse, 120 Spruce St.,

Kingman, Kansas Kingman is a city in and the county seat of Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,105. History Kingman was laid out in 1874. Like Kingman County, it was named for Samuel A. Kingman, ...

(Washburn, George P.), NRHP-listed * Miami County Courthouse, E of jct. of Miami and Silver Sts.,

(Washburn, George P.), NRHP-listed * Ottawa High School and Junior High School, 526 and 506 S. Main St.,

(Washburn, George P. & Son), NRHP-listed *

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, 5th and Main Sts.,

(Washburn, George P.), NRHP-listed *

Sennett and Bertha Kirk House Sennett and Bertha Kirk House is a 1913 Colonial Revival house in Garnett, Kansas, United States. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2005. In 2017, the house is operated as The Kirk House, a bed and bre ...

, 145 W. Fourth Ave.,

, (Washburn, George P. & Son), NRHP-listed * Sterling Free Public Carnegie Library, 132 N. Broadway,

Sterling, Kansas Sterling is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,248. Sterling is home to Sterling College. History For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Ame ...

(Washburn, George P., & Son), NRHP-listed * Woodson County Courthouse, Courthouse Sq. between Main, Rutledge, State, and Butler Sts.,

Yates Center, Kansas Yates Center is a city in and the county seat of Woodson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,352. History Yates Center was founded in August 1875. It was named for Abner Yates, the original ...

(Washburn, George P.), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Historic Ottawa Central Business District, roughly bounded by Marias des Cygnes R., S 5th St., Walnut St. and Hickory St.,

(Washburn, George P.), NRHP-listed *Gardner Masonic Temple, 105 1/2 S. Elm St., Gardner, Kansas, built in 1907 after the original structure burned down.

References

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