Richland County Courthouse (North Dakota)

The Richland County Courthouse in Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA, was built in 1912. It was designed by the architects Buechner & Orth in Beaux Arts style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Richland County Courthouse
Richland County Courthouse, May 2007
Richland County Courthouse (North Dakota) is located in North Dakota
Richland County Courthouse (North Dakota)
Richland County Courthouse (North Dakota) is located in the United States
Richland County Courthouse (North Dakota)
Map
Interactive map showing the location of Richland County Courthouse
Location418 2nd Ave N,
Wahpeton, North Dakota
Coordinates46°16′3″N 96°36′23″W / 46.26750°N 96.60639°W / 46.26750; -96.60639
Built1912
ArchitectBuechner & Orth
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
MPSBuechner and Orth Courthouses in North Dakota TR
NRHP reference No.80002926[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1980

Its exterior is built of Bedford limestone atop "rusticated Kettle River sandstone". The front facade features four Corinithian columns. The building has an octagonal limestone tower with windows on all eight sides and a metal-covered dome topped by a ball finial. The interior rotunda features murals with white marble and terrazzo.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Kurt P. Schweigert (August 1, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Richland County Courthouse". (pages in Buechner and Orth Courthouses in ND TR) and accompanying three photos from 1980
  3. ^ Kurt P. Schweigert (August 1, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buechner and Orth Courthouses in North Dakota Thematic Resources".