Grant County Courthouse (Wisconsin)

The Grant County Courthouse, built in 1902, is an historic glass-and-copper-domed county courthouse building located at 126 West Main Street in Lancaster, Wisconsin. Designed by Armand D. Koch in the Classical Revival style, it was built of red sandstone.[1][2][3]

Grant County Courthouse
Courthouse in 2005
Location126 W. Main Street, Lancaster, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°50′51″N 90°42′36″W
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1902
ArchitectArmand D. Koch
Artist (murals)Franz E. Rohrbeck
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.78000096[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 19, 1978

Murals decorating the four spandrels under the dome were done by Franz E. Rohrbeck.[notes 1]

On October 19, 1978, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Notes

  1. Franz Edward Rohrbeck of Milwaukee painted four murals under the dome of the Grant County Courthouse in Lancaster, Wisconsin, six murals at the Martin County Courthouse in Fairmont, Minnesota, and murals at the Green County Courthouse in Monroe, Wisconsin.

References

Courthouse in 2005


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