Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail explained

Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail
Location:209 and 217 2nd St., NW
Aitkin, Minnesota
Coordinates:46.533°N -93.7103°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Aitkin County Courthouse
Built:1929
Architect:E.C. Pell; Toltz, King & Day
Architecture:Beaux-Arts
Added:April 16, 1982
Mpsub:Aitkin County MRA
Refnum:82002923

The Aitkin County Courthouse and Jail, in Aitkin, Minnesota, United States, serves as the county seat of Aitkin County. The building is actually the second courthouse for the county. The first courthouse was built in 1888, but in 1920, a grand jury reported that the building was dangerous and "falling apart". After difficulties securing financing, the county commissioners approved a plan for a new courthouse, which was finished in 1929. The design mixes Beaux-Arts architecture and Moderne elements. The interior features marble wainscoting, oak woodwork, terrazzo floors, and stained glass skylights.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Building Location Details: Aitkin County Courthouse . Minnesota Judicial Branch . 2007-09-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060923130036/http://www.courts.state.mn.us/?page=34&ID=40002 . 2006-09-23 .