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David Jackson, archivist for the Jackson County Historical Society, wrote a two-part article for the Kansas City Star about the histoy of the Independence Courthouse which are reprinted here.

 

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Jackson County Historical Society’s Archives and Research Library at 112 W. Lexington Ave., Suite 103, Independence, MO 64050.

The archives are available to the public weekdays by advanced appointment. For more information, or to donate historical materials, visit www.jchs.org, call 816.252.7454, or e-mail info@jchs.org.

 

Winding the Clock: Time Keeps Ticking for Jackson County's Two 19th Century Courthouses

By David W. Jackson

With the historic Independence Square’s boutique shops enjoying revitalization today, and the old County Courthouse terraces soon to be restored to their 1933-era beauty, we thought it might be “high time” to “wind the clock” on the history of Jackson County’s illustrious Independence and Kansas City courthouses.
 
Renovations to Historic Courthouse Square Round the Corner

By David W. Jackson

Jackson County’s Courthouse on Independence Square is a monument to the past and memorial to our future. This is the second of two installments looking back over the evolution of Jackson County’s Kansas City and Independence courthouses.