What to See in Warrensburg - Top Sights and Attractions

Johnson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. It was built between 1896 and 1898, and is a 2 1/2-story, Romanesque Revival style sandstone building. It has a cross-gabled building with a square tower rising from a central base. The building features the central tower's octagonal, ogee-shaped dome, plus four corner towers or pavilions with domes and finials. It replaced the Johnson County Courthouse on Old Public Square.

It was designed by George E McDonald, who designed at least three other courthouses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This one was listed in 1994.^[1]

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Church in Warrensburg. Warren Street Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as Warren Street United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located at 201 South Warren Street in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. It was built in 1898–1899, and is a one-story, Late Gothic Revival style orange-tinted brick building. It features a square entrance tower with a concave dome and a gabled cornice. It was erected by a local African-American congregation.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[2]

Magnolia Mills, also known as Innes Elevator Mills, was a historic grist mill complex located at Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. The original building was built in 1879, and enlarged in 1884, 1888, and 1918. It consisted of a four-story, frame mill building with a three-story frame elevator topped with a monitor roof and large cupola. A modern concrete elevator and mill were added in the late-1940s. Only the concrete elevator remains of the original buildings.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[3]

Jones Brothers Mule Barn, also known as Cassingham & Son Hardware Store, is a historic mule barn located at Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. It was built in 1912, and consists of a two-story main block with a monitor roof and one-story rear ell. It is constructed of red brick and sits on a stone foundation. It was built as mule sales barn, and later served as a hardware store.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[4]

Courthouse. Johnson County Courthouse, also known as Old Johnson County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse located at Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. It was built between 1838 and 1841, and is a two-story, Federal style stuccoed brick building. It has a hipped roof and simple cornice. It was replaced by the Johnson County Courthouse on Courthouse Square. The building houses the Johnson County Historical Society.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[5]

Grover Street Victorian Historic District is a national historic district located at Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings in an exclusively residential section of Warrensburg. It developed between about 1887 and 1944 and includes representative examples of Queen Anne and Stick style / Eastlake movement style architecture. Notable contributing buildings include the Leonidus W. and Mary B. Jack House, Nick and Mamie Bradley House, Land and Rose Markward House, William and Amanda Lee House, Alex and Nannie McElvain House, Builder Style house, and David and Martha Stewart House.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[6]

School in Warrensburg. The Howard School was built in 1888. It was closed in 1955. The building sat on Culton Street in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school was officially entered in the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 2002.^[7]