Jackson County Courthouse (Minnesota)

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Jackson County Courthouse
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Jackson County Courthouse (Minnesota)
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Location413 4th St., Jackson, Minnesota
Coordinates 43°37′16.4″N94°59′24.3″W / 43.621222°N 94.990083°W / 43.621222; -94.990083
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1909 [1]
ArchitectBuechner and Orth
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 77000747 [2] [3]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1977

The Jackson County Courthouse, located at 413 4th Street in the city of Jackson, Jackson County in the U.S. state of Minnesota consists of a Bedford limestone Beaux Arts courthouse featuring a high, segmented dome adorned with a cast statue of Lady Justice, columns supporting a gable overhang, a shield pediment, and symmetrical pavilions. [1]

The building was built by Charles Skooglun of Saint Paul at a cost $117,435 in 1908-1909. The imposing structure is topped by a two-plus-story dome with stained glass windows. This sits over an octagonal atrium with terrazzo floors, marbled plaster walls, and a second-floor courtroom painted by immigrants with extensive murals; they depict scenes such as a frontier cabin, a railroad, Romans engaged in engineering and construction, and three women (justice, liberty, and equality) guarding a judge's bench. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jackson County Courthouse". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. October 31, 2007.