Stoddard County Missouri

by Larry Braun

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Stoddard County Missouri

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Larry Braun

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Digital Art - Photography

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The Stoddard County Courthouse in listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The general assembly passed an act in 1829 defining the boundaries of a new county to be erected out of parts of Wayne and New Madrid Counties. It was to be named in honor of Captain Amos Stoddard (1762-1813), agent of the United States government who received the transfer of the Louisiana Territory from France. (March 10, 1804) At this time the county was attached to Cape Girardeau County, and the court of that county divided the territory into two townships. That part of the territory west of Castor River was called Pike Township, and the part northwest of Castor River was called Castor Township. It remained under the jurisdiction of Cape Girardeau County until 1835, when the legislature passed an act to organize the county government. The territory of the new county lay between the St. Francois and Little Rivers, and to the south of Mingo and Big Swamps.

The Stoddard County Courthouse, an almost square building, located on a Lancaster square in the city of Bloomfield, Missouri, was built during the years 1867-1870 under the supervision of W. G. Phelan. The building was contracted by George Miller and Sam Henson
for $14,800. This first structure was a 2 story building, 68' depth by 52' wide; it was built on a concrete foundation and housed county offices and courtrooms. A hall ran through the center of the building with entrances at both ends; three offices were located on each side of the hall. A double stairway led to the courtroom and jury room on the second floor. The original walls, which were 20" thick, were covered with red bricks made and fired on the site; these walls were incorporated into the present building.

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August 22nd, 2018

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