National and State Registers of Historic Places
Clay County Courthouse
5th and Court
Clay Center (Clay County)
Listed in National Register
Jan 29, 1973
Architect: James Holland
Category: courthouse
Situated in the courthouse square in Clay Center, the Clay County Courthouse was constructed in 1900-1901 on land donated by the town's founder. Designed by architect J. C. Holland of Topeka, the courthouse is a two-story, Romanesque-style building with a dominant central clock tower and massive stone masonry. J. C. and H. H. Ziegler and J.T. Dalton of Junction City were contractors with the A. H. Andrews Company of Chicago furnishing the interior. The courthouse was nominated for its architecture.