Old Iron County Courthouse

Old Iron County Courthouse
Location 303 Iron St., Hurley, Wisconsin
Coordinates 46°26′52″N 90°10′59″W / 46.44778°N 90.18306°W / 46.44778; -90.18306 (Old Iron County Courthouse)Coordinates: 46°26′52″N 90°10′59″W / 46.44778°N 90.18306°W / 46.44778; -90.18306 (Old Iron County Courthouse)
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1892-93
Built by Rinke and Means; Rinke and Carroll.
Architect L.H. Ruggles
NRHP reference # 77000031[1]
Added to NRHP July 26, 1977

The Old Iron County Courthouse, now Iron County Historical Museum, at 303 Iron St. in Hurley in Iron County, Wisconsin, was built in 1892-93. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

It is an 1893 courthouse with a 1922 Seth Thomas clockworks.[2]

It is a two-story red pressed brick building that is "eclectic in style with a castellated High Victorian clock tower and Romanesque features elsewhere." It has brownstone ornamentation. It is 83 by 69 feet (25 m × 21 m) in plan.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Iron County Courthouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  3. ↑ Donald N. Anderson (December 2, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Iron County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved June 5, 2018. With accompanying photos from 1975


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