Lane County is named for James Henry Lane ( 1814-1866 ), a leader of the Free State forces in territorial Kansas and one of the first United States senators from Kansas.
Created: March 20, 1873
County Seat:
Dighton 1886 – present
County Courthouse – Dighton
Location: 144 South Lane Street / Pearl Street
Built: 1930 – 1931
Style: Art Deco
Architect: Mann & Company of Hutchinson
Contractor: H W Underhill
Description: The building faces west and is a four story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building has projecting wings on the southwest and northwest. The main entrances on the west, is framed to the roof line in white colored stone and has three long windows above the entrance.
See: The architect, Mann & Company of Hutchinson, designed courthouses in Ellis County, Ellsworth County, Graham County, Pratt County, Republic County, Scott County, Stafford County and Stevens County.
Courthouses:
N – Gove County
E – Ness County
S – Finney County
W – Scott County
Photos taken 2007