St. Louis County District Courthouse

St. Louis County District Courthouse
The St. Louis County District Courthouse from the west
Location 300 S. 5th Avenue, Virginia, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°31′15″N 92°32′16″W / 47.52083°N 92.53778°W / 47.52083; -92.53778Coordinates: 47°31′15″N 92°32′16″W / 47.52083°N 92.53778°W / 47.52083; -92.53778
Area Less than one acre
Built 1910, 1921
Architect Bray & Nystrom (1910), Croft & Boerner (1921)
Architectural style Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference # 92000798[1]
Added to NRHP June 18, 1992

The St. Louis County District Courthouse is the seat of government for the northern district of St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States, located in the city of Virginia. The courthouse was built in Beaux-Arts style in 1910 and expanded with an architecturally sympathetic addition by the firm of Croft & Boerner in 1921. St. Louis County is large—some 6,860 square miles (17,800 km2)—and Duluth, the county seat, is at the southern end of the county, far removed from the communities of the Iron Range. Local advocacy succeeded in having a second county court district established in 1904, with cases heard in a small frame building. It was replaced by this present courthouse in 1910.[2]

The St. Louis County District Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and politics/government.[3] It was nominated for being the long-serving center of government on the Iron Range, a symbol of the drive for local self-governance in Minnesota, and one of Virginia's best examples of Beaux-Arts architecture.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Koop, Michael (1991-09-23). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Louis County District Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-07-28. With eight accompanying photos from 1992
  3. ↑ "St. Louis County District Courthouse". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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