National Register of Historic Places

Montrose County Courthouse

Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado
Listed
February 18, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94000040

About this property

The Montrose County Courthouse stands three stories high in downtown Montrose, Colorado and was built in the Classical Revival style from locally quarried sandstone. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Denver architect William Norman Bowman designed the building, which was completed in 1923 and has undergone only minor alterations. The building features a projecting central bay of smooth-faced sandstone, stairs rising from street level, Roman Doric columns supporting a lintel engraved with the county's name, and three sets of double doors with grillwork transoms at the main entrance. The roof is made of red tile, and walls flanking the entry are made of rough sandstone. A foyer inside the entrance has a vaulted ceiling with wainscotting, Doric columns, and marble pilasters. A bronze tablet lists 34 World War I veterans and a nurse from the county who died in the war or from war-related injuries. The courthouse dominates the block, with only a small, two-story jail built in 1936 in a similar style. The courthouse was built at a cost of $225,000 and was dedicated on Dec. 7, 1923. It replaced a courthouse converted from the town skating rink in 1885. The county's first courthouse after its creation in 1882 was an adobe building.

Location

320 S. 1st St.
Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado
38.47805, -107.87596

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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When was Montrose County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Montrose County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 18, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Montrose County Courthouse?

Montrose County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Montrose County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Montrose County Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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