Box Elder County Courthouse

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Box Elder County Courthouse
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Location1 N. Main St., Brigham City, Utah
Coordinates 41°30′38″N112°0′51″W / 41.51056°N 112.01417°W / 41.51056; -112.01417
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1857, 1910
ArchitectFunk, Andrew and Wells, Carson
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 88000399 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1988

The Box Elder County Courthouse is a courthouse at 1 N. Main St. in Brigham City, Utah. It was built in 1857 and expanded greatly in 1910. The 1910 addition includes Classical Revival architecture designed by local architects Andrew Funk and Carson Wells and provides the architecturally significant portion of the building. The building is significant as the only courthouse in the county and for having held all departments of the county government over the years. It is asserted to be the best example of Neo-Classical Revival architecture in the city and in Box Elder County. [2]

Box Elder County Courthouse in Brigham City Box Elder County Courthouse1.jpg
Box Elder County Courthouse in Brigham City

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Larry Douglass (February 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Box Elder County Courthouse". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1909 and 1987