Barnes County Courthouse

Barnes County Courthouse

Barnes County Courthouse in 2009
Location 491 Second Ave. NW, Valley City, North Dakota
Coordinates 46°55′38″N 98°0′18″W / 46.92722°N 98.00500°W / 46.92722; -98.00500Coordinates: 46°55′38″N 98°0′18″W / 46.92722°N 98.00500°W / 46.92722; -98.00500
Area 3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built 1925
Built by Butler Bros.
Architect Toltz, King & Day
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS North Dakota County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 85002978[1]
Added to NRHP November 14, 1985

The Barnes County Courthouse in Valley City, North Dakota was built in 1925. "It is one of three distinctive county buildings in North Dakota (the others Ward and Burke counties) which were designed by the Minneapolis, Minnesota, firm Toltz, King, and Day."[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

The courthouse has Doric columns. On the frieze is inscribed: "BUILT FOR THE PEOPLE OF BARNES COUNTY TO PERPETUATE ORDER AND JUSTICE".[3]

Barnes County Courthouse, c. 1950

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Dakota County Courthouses (Thematic)" (PDF).
  3. Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Barnes County Courthouse" (PDF). (pages - in ND Courthouses TR) and accompanying photo from 1984


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