Pipestone County Courthouse

Pipestone County Courthouse
Location 416 S. Hiawatha, Pipestone, Minnesota
Coordinates 43°59′48″N 96°19′05″W / 43.99667°N 96.31806°W / 43.99667; -96.31806Coordinates: 43°59′48″N 96°19′05″W / 43.99667°N 96.31806°W / 43.99667; -96.31806
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1901[1]
Architect George Pass, George S. Redmon[2]
Architectural style Beaux Arts
MPS Pipestone County MRA
NRHP Reference # 80002121[3][4]
Added to NRHP March 3, 1980

The Pipestone County Courthouse, located at 416 South Hiawatha in the city of Pipestone, Pipestone County in the U.S. state of Minnesota is a Beaux Arts style building featuring a Renaissance dome on a clock tower with heavily rusticated masonry and Sioux quartzite. A bronze Lady Justice stands on the dome. The interior is finished with elaborate oak woodwork. A multicolored mantle in the foyer was constructed from pipestone in a Native American motif. The building was constructed by C.H. Peltier of Faribault for $45,175.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pipestone County Courthouse". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  2. "Pipestone County Courthouse". Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  3. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. "National Register of Historic Places". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. 2007-11-06.


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