Jackson County Courthouse (Jackson, Minnesota)

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Jackson County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Jackson, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°37′16.4″N 94°59′24.3″W / 43.621222, -94.990083Coordinates: 43°37′16.4″N 94°59′24.3″W / 43.621222, -94.990083
Built/Founded: 1909[1]
Architect: Buechner and Orth
Architectural style(s): Beaux Arts
Added to NRHP: April 13, 1977
NRHP Reference#: 77000747[2][3]
Governing body: Local Government

The Jackson County Courthouse, located at 413 4th Street in the city of Jackson, Jackson County in the U.S. state of Minnesota consists of a Bedford limestone Beaux Arts courthouse featuring a high, segmented dome adorned with a cast statue of Lady Justice, columns supporting a gable overhang, a shield pediment, and symmetrical pavilions.[1]

The building was built by Charles Skooglun of Saint Paul at a cost $117,435 in 1908-1909. The imposing structure is topped by a two-plus-story dome with stained glass windows. This sits over an octagonal atrium with terrazzo floors, marbled plaster walls, and a second-floor courtroom painted by immigrants with extensive murals; they depict scenes such as a frontier cabin, a railroad, Romans engaged in engineering and construction, and three women (justice, liberty, and equality) guarding a judge's bench.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Jackson County Courthouse. Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-10-31).
  3. ^ National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-10-31).
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