Ashland County Courthouse (Wisconsin) Explained

Ashland County Courthouse
Location:201 West Main Street
Ashland, Wisconsin
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Ashland County Courthouse
Built:1915
Added:March 9, 1982
Refnum:82000628

The Ashland County Courthouse is a courthouse in Ashland, Wisconsin. In 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by Henry Wildhagen and H. W. Buemming, and is noted for its Classical Revival and Beaux-Arts architecture.[1] [2]

The granite building was built in 1915, and occupies an entire block. The front lawn is the largest green space in the West Second Street Historic District.[3]

The courthouse sits on the site of the first location of the original Hotel Chequamegon. The original Hotel Chequamegon was destroyed by a fire, and the block was then used for the new courthouse in 1915. Subsequently, the current Hotel Chequamegon was rebuilt in the 1980s, on the northwest corner of Ellis Avenue and Highway 2.

Much of the original interior remains intact, such as the marble floor, and elaborate central staircase.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Ashland County, Wisconsin

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ashland County Courthouse. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2013-02-13.
  2. Web site: Wyatt. D.. Filipowicz. D.. [{{NRHP url|id=82000628}} Ashland County Courthouse]. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. 2013-03-07. August 1981.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84003619}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Second Street Historic District ]. National Park Service. Steve Sennott . February 1983 . March 19, 2017 . With