Weld County Courthouse

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Weld County Courthouse
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Courthouse in 2006
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Location9th St. and 9th Ave., Greeley, Colorado
Coordinates 40°25′25″N104°41′35″W / 40.42351°N 104.69319°W / 40.42351; -104.69319
Arealess than one acre
Built1917
Architect W.N. Bowman
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 78000886 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1978

The Weld County Courthouse, at 9th St. and 9th Ave. in Greeley, Colorado, is a Classical Revival-style building built in 1917. [1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

It was built of Indiana limestone and marble and has a colossal portico of Ionic columns. [2]

It was deemed "significant for its architectural style, which is unique in the Greeley area, and because it is both the center of and a visible focal point for county government." [2] Its National Register nomination asserted "There is a great integrity and dignity in the total design. This, plus its careful detailing and lavish use of classical details and motifs, has combined to produce a county courthouse virtually unparalleled in most of Colorado's county seats." [2]

The courthouse was designed by prolific architect William N. Bowman. [1]

"Lady Liberty of Greeley" Lady Liberty of Greeley.jpg
"Lady Liberty of Greeley"

The "Lady Liberty of Greeley" statue on the courthouse grounds was restored and re-installed in 2006. [3]

When it was completed in 1917, Weld County shared judges with Larimer and Boulder counties. It is the sixth county courthouse building of the 19th Judicial Circuit. [3] The first was a log cabin.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Christine Kavalec (December 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Weld County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved May 9, 2021. With accompanying four photos from 1976-77
  3. 1 2 "19th Judicial District Court History" . Retrieved May 9, 2021.