User:Shortiefourten/Lewis County Courthouse (Washington)

	Lewis County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Lewis County Courthouse, Chehalis
Location	Chehalis, Washington
Coordinates	46°39′42″N 122°58′05″W / 46.66161129772339°N 122.96813017938966°W
Built	1927
Architect	Jack DeForest Griffin
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.	14000501
Added to NRHP	August 18, 2014

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The Lewis County Courthouse is a neo-classical Beaux-Arts inspired courthouse located in Chehalis, Washington. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The courthouse was designed by the architect Jacque “Jack” DeForest Griffin, an influential designer in 1920s Chehalis, specifically in the Chehalis Downtown Historic District.^[1]

Artworks

Located at the Lewis County Law and Justice Center is a bronze statue known as The Guardian. Created to honor local police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, the artwork depicts a little girl along with an officer and a police dog.^[2]

References

^ Skinner, Andy (February 14, 2018). "Get to Know Jack DeForest Griffin: The Architect Who Changed Chehalis". The Chronicle. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ Carper, Krysta (September 25, 2019). "A Look at the Murals and Public Art of Lewis County". Lewis Talk. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

External links

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[1] Skinner, Andy (February 14, 2018). "Get to Know Jack DeForest Griffin: The Architect Who Changed Chehalis". The Chronicle. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[2] Carper, Krysta (September 25, 2019). "A Look at the Murals and Public Art of Lewis County". Lewis Talk. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

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