George P. Washburn

Who is George P. Washburn?

George P. Washburn was a prominent architect practicing in Kansas. Washburn came to Kansas in 1870, worked as a carpenter and architect, and in 1882 opened an architecture practice in Ottawa, Kansas. His son joined his firm which became George P. Washburn & Son. In 1910 George P.'s son-in-law, Roy Stookey, joined the firm, and George P. retired. After George P. died in 1922 the firm became Washburn & Stookey.

Washburn designed nine Carnegie library buildings in Kansas, and is most known for the 13 courthouses he designed. A number of his buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, with several of the libraries being listed under one study.

Works include:

Anderson County Courthouse, 4th and Oak Sts., Garnett, Kansas, built 1902, Romanesque style, NRHP-listed

Atchison County Courthouse, SW corner of 5th and Parallel Sts., Atchison, Kansas, NRHP-listed

Burlington Carnegie Free Library, 201 N. Third, Burlington, Kansas, NRHP-listed

Butler County Courthouse, 205 W. Central Ave., El Dorado, Kansas, NRHP-listed