Douglas County Courthouse (Wisconsin)
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Douglas County Courthouse | |
Location | 1313 Belknap Street, Superior, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 46°43′16″N 92°5′49″W / 46.72111°N 92.09694°WCoordinates: 46°43′16″N 92°5′49″W / 46.72111°N 92.09694°W |
Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
Built | 1918 |
Architect | Royer & Radcliff |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Neo-Classical |
MPS | County Courthouses of Wisconsin TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82000664[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 9, 1982 |
The Douglas County Courthouse is an historic building located at 1313 Belknap Street in Superior, Wisconsin which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Designed by Royer and Radcliff in the Classical Revival style, it was built in 1918-1919 of Bedford limestone and brick. The building has a colossal Ionic ten-column colonnade.[2]
At the center of the interior is a three-story light court, with balconies on massive concrete, marble-faced piers.[2]
The listing includes a jail and sheriff's residence, which is a brick building with cut stone trim. It is connected by a second-story walkway to the courthouse.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c R. Somerville; D. Filipowicz; L. Garfield (September 1981). "State Historical Society of Wisconsin Intensive Survey: Douglas County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2017. With three photos from 1981.
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