Grand Forks County Courthouse is a Beaux Arts style building in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is a "richly decorated white limestone structure in a modified Classical Revival style, topped with a massive cast iron dome."[2]: 7.8
Grand Forks County Courthouse | |
 Building in 2009 | |
   | |
 Interactive map showing the location of Grand Forks County Courthouse | |
| Location | S. 5th St., Grand Forks, North Dakota |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47°55′22″N 97°1′46″W / 47.92278°N 97.02944°W |
| Built | 1913–1914 |
| Architect | Buechner & Orth |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| MPS | Buechner and Orth Courthouses in North Dakota TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002913 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1980 |
It was built between 1913 and 1914 and designed by Buechner & Orth, a Minnesotan architecture firm. The courthouse is identified as the largest and most expensive of thirteen B&O-designed county courthouses in North Dakota built from 1905 until 1919.[3]
Considerable additional detail on the building is provided in its NRHP nomination document.[2] The NRHP listing was for just the one contributing building, with no specific property area identified.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Kurt P. Schweigert (August 1, 1980). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Grand Forks County Courthouse". National Park Service. (pages 7.8 and 7.9 of TR study) and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1979
- ^ Kurt P. Schweigert (August 1, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Buechner and Orth Courthouses in North Dakota TR". National Park Service. (main body of document, not including selected pages)