Burke County Courthouse (Bowbells, North Dakota)

Burke County Courthouse
Location Main St., Bowbells, North Dakota
Coordinates 48°48′3″N 102°14′53″W / 48.80083°N 102.24806°W / 48.80083; -102.24806Coordinates: 48°48′3″N 102°14′53″W / 48.80083°N 102.24806°W / 48.80083; -102.24806
Area 2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built 1928
Built by Olson & Orheim
Architect Toltz, King & Day
Architectural style Federal, Adamesque, Other
MPS North Dakota County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference # 85002979[1]
Added to NRHP November 14, 1985

The Burke County Courthouse in Bowbells, North Dakota was built in 1928."It is one of three distinctive county buildings in North Dakota...which were designed by the Minneapolis, Minnesota, firm Toltz, King, and Day."The other two are the Barnes County Courthouse and the Ward County Courthouse.[2]

According to its NRHP nomination, the courthouse "is significant for its role in the history of county affairs and for its architecture."[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Dakota County Courthouses (Thematic)".
  3. ↑ Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Burke County Courthouse" (PDF). (pages 15-16 in ND Courthouses TR) and accompanying photo from 1985


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