The Prowers County Building, at 301 S. Main St. in

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, was built in 1928. It was a work of Robert K. Fuller and of A.E.Danielson & Sons in

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style. It served as a courthouse and has also been known as Prowers County Courthouse. It was listed on the

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in 1981. Its NRHP nomination asserted that: "In its innovative blending of academic and moderne forms, the Prowers County Building is clearly one of the most unique and distinguished county courthouses in the state." and An exterior shot of the building is used to represent the fictional Eagleton correctional facility in the Parks and Recreation episode Eagleton (Parks and Recreation).

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