Benewah County Courthouse

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Benewah County Courthouse
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The Benewah County Courthouse in 2015
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LocationCollege Ave. and Seventh St., St. Maries, Idaho
Coordinates 47°18′54″N116°34′01″W / 47.315063°N 116.567044°W / 47.315063; -116.567044
Arealess than one acre
Built1924
Built byMeyers & Telender
Architect Julius Zittel
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS County Courthouses in Idaho MPS
NRHP reference No. 87001580 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1987

The Benewah County Courthouse is a building located in St. Maries, Idaho listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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It is a three-story building which is brick on two sides and brick veneer on two others. It has a terra cotta entry surround including a bas relief rosette design. The building has a denticulated terra cotta cornice. [2]

It was designed by Spokane architect Julius Zittel and built by Spokane contractors Meyers and Telender. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Jennifer Eastman Attebery and Nancy Renk (June 23, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Benewah County Courthouse / 001312". National Park Service . Retrieved August 22, 2017. With photo from 1987.