Wells County Courthouse (North Dakota)

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Wells County Courthouse
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LocationRailway St., N., Fessenden, North Dakota
Coordinates 47°38′56″N99°37′29″W / 47.64889°N 99.62472°W / 47.64889; -99.62472 Coordinates: 47°38′56″N99°37′29″W / 47.64889°N 99.62472°W / 47.64889; -99.62472
Built1895
ArchitectRoss, John W.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS North Dakota County Courthouses TR (AD)
NRHP reference No. 77001037 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1977

Wells County Courthouse in Fessenden, North Dakota is a two-story Queen Anne style courthouse built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]

It was designed by John W. Ross (1848-1914). According to its NRHP nomination, the building "is stylistically significant for its Queen Anne design, and particularly so as an uncommon example in the state of the "urban" expression of that mode: brick fabric, with soaring, parapeted chimneys." [2]

Wells County Courthouse, N.D., early 1900s Wells County Courthouse, N.D., early 1900s.jpg
Wells County Courthouse, N.D., early 1900s

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Dawn Maddox (October 25, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wells County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved December 22, 2016. with two photos