Dakota County Courthouse

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Dakota County Courthouse
(U.S. National Register of Historic Places)
The north side of the Dakota County Courthouse in Hastings. The addition is on the right side of the picture.
Location:	Hastings, Minnesota
Coordinates:	44°44′33.33″N, 92°51′5.7″W
Built/Founded:	1869
Architect:	Radcliff,A.M.
Architectural style(s):	Italian Villa, Romanesque
Added to NRHP:	July 21, 1978
Reference #:	78003069 [1]
Governing body:	Local

The Dakota County Courthouse, in Hastings, Minnesota, is the original courthouse for Dakota County. It was designed by A.M. Radcliff, one of Minnesota's first architects, in an Italian Villa style. Although an addition built in 1955 in an entirely different style damaged the building's integrity, the building remains a prominent structure in downtown Hastings. The courthouse served as the seat of Dakota County government from 1871 until September 1974, when the county commissioners held their last meeting in the building. It then became the Hastings City Hall in 1993.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15).
2. ^ Historic Sites: Hastings. Dakota County Historical Society. Retrieved on March 23, 2007.

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