National Register of Historic Places

Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence

Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota
Listed
February 24, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83000912

About this property

The Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence, located at 601 3rd Avenue in Two Harbors, Lake County in the U.S. state of Minnesota was built in 1906. In 1888 a two-story brick sheriff's residence and jail was erected with an adjacent Queen Anne style courthouse. A 1904 fire destroyed the courthouse, but the jail and residence remained. The replacement building, designed in the Beaux Arts style by James Allen MacLeod, was built of brick and limestone, featuring quoin blocks, stone window surrounds with large keystones, dentil moulding, and four large columns supporting the entry overhang. The courtroom was topped with an open semi-circular dome covered with metallic scaled shakes. In 1945, the dome was enclosed from below. Axel Edward Soderberg was commissioned to paint murals depicting "Law and Justice", commerce, mining, and logging, at a cost of $1,500 in 1905. The jail and residence building were razed in the 1990s.

Location

601 3rd Ave.
Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota
47.02205, -91.67116

Categories

ARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

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When was Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence listed on the National Register?

Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence?

Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lake County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence is recorded as the industrial era.

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