Lemhi County Courthouse

Lemhi County Courthouse
Location 1st St., N. and Broadway, Salmon, Idaho
Coordinates 45°10′45″N 113°54′4″W / 45.17917°N 113.90111°W / 45.17917; -113.90111Coordinates: 45°10′45″N 113°54′4″W / 45.17917°N 113.90111°W / 45.17917; -113.90111
Area less than one acre
Built 1909 (1909)-10
Built by Rittenhouse, C.C.
Architect Schultz, W.W.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 78001078[1]
Added to NRHP February 7, 1978

The Lemhi County Courthouse, located at 1st Street North and Broadway in Salmon, is the county courthouse of Lemhi County, Idaho. The courthouse was built in 1909-10. Architect W. W. Schultz designed the Classical Revival building, which features four Doric columns made from carved stone in the front and a dentillated cornice broken by a dormer above the entrance. The dormer is topped by a stone statue of Lady Justice made by George Oxham; the statue is the only public sculpture in Idaho which is located atop a courthouse.[2]

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Hibbard, Don (November 2, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Lemhi County Courthouse" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. Retrieved November 24, 2015.


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