- Crow Wing County Courthouse and Jail
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Crow Wing County Courthouse and Jail
Location: 326 Laurel St.
Brainerd, MinnesotaCoordinates: 46°21′19.04″N 94°12′14.28″W / 46.3552889°N 94.2039667°WCoordinates: 46°21′19.04″N 94°12′14.28″W / 46.3552889°N 94.2039667°W Built: 1916 Architect: Alden & Harris Architectural style: Beaux-Arts Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 80002023 [1] Added to NRHP: May 23, 1980 The Crow Wing County Courthouse, in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, is a Beaux-Arts courthouse built in 1920. The building, along with its adjoining jail, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
The Beaux-Arts style was popular in the first quarter of the 20th century for Minnesota courthouses. The first floor has a rough-cut stone exterior, while the floors above are built of smooth-cut gray stone. The interior has polished marble floors and walls, with a rotunda surrounded by a balcony. The dome has both a colored glass skylight and a fine brass electrolier.[2]
The jail building is just west of the courthouse.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Building Location Details: Crow Wing County Courthouse". Minnesota Judicial Branch. http://www.mncourts.gov/?siteID=0&page=CourtHouseProfile&ID=40016. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
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