Jackson County Courthouse (Minnesota)

	Jackson County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	77000747 [2]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1977

The Jackson County Courthouse, located at 413 4th Street in the city of

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Register of Historic Places". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. 2007-10-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jackson County Courthouse". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2007-10-31.

External links

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "National Register of Historic Places". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. 2007-10-31.

[judicial-3] "Jackson County Courthouse". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2007-10-31.

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