Carlton County Courthouse

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Carlton County Courthouse
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Carlton County Courthouse
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Location301 Walnut Ave.
Carlton, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°39′53.99″N92°25′27.58″W / 46.6649972°N 92.4243278°W / 46.6649972; -92.4243278
Built1922
ArchitectClyde Kelly; Niebuhr Co.
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 85001926 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1985

The Carlton County Courthouse in Carlton, Minnesota, United States, is the county seat of Carlton County, Minnesota.

History

The county seat was originally located in Cloquet, with a jail located at the town of Northern Pacific Junction. In 1890, residents of Northern Pacific Junction raised funds to build a courthouse, which was a two-story brick building with a high-pitched gable roof. The current building took about two years to build, being completed in 1924. It is a three-story building with cream-colored brick and stone. [2]

The Carlton County Vidette praised Clyde Kelly, the architect, with these words: "Unquestionably, the man who assumes the responsibility of being the architect for a building like this is entitled to great consideration. To him is left the superintending of the placing of every stock and stone in the building ... to make the structure as perfect as possible." [3]

The building was built with Indiana limestone, brick, and terracotta for exterior portions, originally crowned by a roof of olive green Ludowici roof tiles. The building underwent further renovations in later decades, including a major expansion in 1978. Subsequent improvements have included the addition of security cameras and key cards. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Building Location Details - Carlton County Courthouse". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
  3. ↑ Logue, Mary; Douglas Ohman (2006). Courthouses of Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 16. ISBN   0-87351-550-1.
  4. ↑ Lund, Jamie (January 19, 2017). "Courthouse turns 93 years old". Pine Journal.
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