Harper County is named for Marion Harper, who was a Sergeant of the Second Kansas Cavalry and who died near Waldron, Arkansas in December 1863.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Kingman County
E – Sumner County
S – Grant County, Oklahoma and Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
W – Barber County
Created: February 26, 1867 
County Seat:
Anthony 1867 – present
County Courthouse – Anthony
Location: 201 Jennings Avenue / East Steadman Street
Built: 1907 – 1908
Style: Romanesque
Architect: George P Washburn & Sons of Ottawa
Contractor: Matheim & Walker of St. Joseph, Missouri
Description: The building faces west and is a three story red colored brick, limestone and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Anthony. The building has a raised course stone basement and entrances on three sides. The west front has a one story stone porch on the first story and above are arched windows. At the roof is a large pediment with semi-circular window. At each corner is an octagonal red colored brick tower with steep roof. In the center of the building rises a square red colored brick clock tower with clock and statue of Justice at the top. In the interior there are wide corridors, tiled wainscoting and floors, wood work and cast-iron grillwork. The County District Court courtroom is located on the east side of the second story extending into the third story. On the third story is a small courtroom. The building houses the County District Court of the 30th Judicial District.
Note: Other contracts were let to Reynolds and Jones of Kingman for plumbing and heating, J Q McAfee for wood furniture, Livingstone Furniture Company for opera chairs, L L Livingston for electrical and Art Metal Construction Company for the vaults. The budget for construction was $60,000.
Note: The architect, George P Washburn & Sons, designed courthouses in Anderson County, Atchison County, Butler County, Chautaugua County, Doniphan County, Franklin County, Kingman County, Miami County, Pratt County and Woodson County, and Beaver County in Oklahoma.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Harper County Courthouse
See: The 30th Judicial District includes Barber County, Kingman County, Pratt County and Sumner County.
History: The county was created in 1867 and Anthony was selected as the county seat in 1878 when the county was organized. The first courthouse was a brick structure built in 1881. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1907 to 1908.
County Courthouse – Anthony
County District Court courtroom
County District Courrt small courtroom
Photos taken 2010 and 2022