Douglas County Courthouse (Wisconsin) Explained

Douglas County Courthouse
Location:1313 Belknap Street, Superior, Wisconsin
Coordinates:46.7211°N -92.0969°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Douglas County Courthouse
Built:1918
Architect:Royer & Radcliff
Architecture:Classical Revival, Neo-Classical
Added:March 9, 1982
Refnum:82000664

The Douglas County Courthouse is an historic building located at 1313 Belknap Street in Superior, Wisconsin which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Designed by Royer and Radcliff in the Classical Revival style, it was built in 1918-1919 of Bedford limestone and brick. The building has a colossal Ionic ten-column colonnade.

At the center of the interior is a three-story light court, with balconies on massive concrete, marble-faced piers.[1]

The listing includes a jail and sheriff's residence, which is a brick building with cut stone trim. It is connected by a second-story walkway to the courthouse.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82000664}} State Historical Society of Wisconsin Intensive Survey: Douglas County Courthouse ]. National Park Service. R. Somerville . D. Filipowicz . L. Garfield . September 1981 . April 26, 2017 . With .