Stearns County Courthouse

The Stearns County Courthouse is the seat of government for Stearns County in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The Beaux-Arts style building was constructed in 1921 to replace Stearns County's original 1864 courthouse.[2] It stands in a prominent square in downtown St. Cloud, flanked by other government buildings. A Prairie School style jail was built to the northeast in 1922, and the two buildings were listed as the Stearns County Courthouse and Jail on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and politics/government.[3] They were nominated for being prominent symbols of Stearns County government.[4] The 1922 jail building was demolished in 1987.[5]

Stearns County Courthouse
Stearns County Courthouse and Jail
The Stearns County Courthouse viewed from the southeast
Location705 Courthouse Square, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Coordinates45°33′38″N 94°9′45″W
Area1.5 acres (0.6 ha)
Built1921–1922
Built byCharles Skooglun
ArchitectToltz, King & Day (courthouse), Louis Pinault (jail)
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts (courthouse), Prairie School (jail)
MPSStearns County MRA
NRHP reference No.82003056[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1982

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Stearns County Courthouse History". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  3. "Stearns County Courthouse and Jail". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  4. Harvey, Thomas (October 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Stearns County Courthouse and Jail". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-03-28. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "The Original Stearns County Jail: 1921-1987". Stearns County, Minnesota. 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
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