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The Winona County Courthouse in the city of Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, U.S. is a Richardsonian Romanesque structure built in 1888. It was the first courthouse in Minnesota listed on the National Register of Historic Places, having been added in 1970.[2] The original cost of the courthouse was $125,000. [3]
The building was renovated in 1971 after its listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Up until 2000, nearly $2.5 million was spent restoring and remodeling the facility. On September 3, 2000, a fourth-floor water tank burst, flooding the building with over 4500 gallons of water and collapsing ceilings. (The water tank was for a fire suppression system.) The county offices were relocated to other buildings, and the building was again renovated to repair water damage and to bring the building up to current standards.[3] Insurance paid for over half the cost of repairs, and the Minnesota Historical Society contributed $50,000 for exterior work. The renovation also returned much of the building to its original appearance, including even the old fireplaces.[2] The total cost of interior renovation was $5.6 million, with another $1.5 million spent on external renovation.[4]
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