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courthouse bretch 1888

Published February 19, 2015 at 1051 × 794 in Courthouse of Harvey County: Fifty Years of Service
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In the fall of 1888, the Bretch Building was completed and the courthouse was moved there. The Bretch Building was located across Main from the current courthouse in what is now the parking lot for the First United Methodist Church.

Harvey County Historical Museum • 203 N Main, P.O. Box 4 • Newton, Kansas 67114 • (316) 283-2221

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