Chimera - Marion County Courthouse - Palmyra, MO
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YoSam.
N 39° 47.933 W 091° 31.404
15S E 626413 N 4406478
Two Chimera, and unusually low for this type of art on a building...
Waymark Code: WM11TWW
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2019
Views: 9
County of art: Marion County
Location of art: US 61 (Business) [Main St.], over entrance to courthouse, Palmyra
Architect: William N. Bowman
Architectural Style: Romanesque
Built: 1900
The two chimera are knee high to visitors to this courthouse. Usually, these faces, are mounted o high...but not here...one on each side of the mark entrance.
"Initially designed for red brick, dark gray brick was substituted. The courthouse measures 113 by 79 feet. The court awarded the building contract to F. W. Menke Stone and Lime Company, Quincy, Illinois, on July 2, 1900, for $41,600. Cornerstone ceremonies were conducted Oct. 25, 1900, and the building was completed and accepted by the court Aug. 3, 1901. The central tower, the round, arched, recessed entries and the Romanesque details characterize the most popular courthouse design at the end of the 19th century" ~ University of Missouri, Extension