Sauk County Courthouse
Sauk County Courthouse | |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000711[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1982 |
The Sauk County Courthouse, located at 515 Oak Street in
History
Sauk County's first courthouse was built in Prairie du Sac in 1844; however, the county seat moved to Baraboo two years later, and after a challenge from Reedsburg an 1852 referendum kept it there. The first courthouse in Baraboo was completed in 1848, on the present-day courthouse square; the two-story building also hosted classes, dances, and church services in its courtroom. The 1848 courthouse burned down in the 1850s, and the county constructed a new brick courthouse at the same site. The new courthouse ultimately burned down as well, in December 1904; however, the county had voted to replace it a month before the fire. Its replacement, the current courthouse, was completed in 1906.[2][3]
The courthouse's tower was renovated in 1915 to add bells. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 1982.[1] The county expanded it in 1989 and renovated it in 1996.[2]
Architecture
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 9781878569561.
- ^ a b "Intensive Survey Form: Sauk County Courthouse". Historical Preservation Division, State Historical Society of Wisconsin. August 1981. Retrieved September 10, 2017. Accompanied by photos.
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