Grant County Courthouse (Wisconsin) Explained

Grant County Courthouse
Location:126 W. Main Street, Lancaster, Wisconsin
Coordinates:42.8475°N -90.71°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Grant County Courthouse
Built:1902
Architect:Armand D. Koch
Architecture:Classical Revival
Customarchitect Title:Artist (murals)
Customarchitect:Franz E. Rohrbeck
Added:October 19, 1978
Refnum:78000096

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]

Murals decorating the four spandrels under the dome were done by Franz E. Rohrbeck.[3] In a small room on the 1st floor (labeled "G.A.R.") can be found "the Stars and Bars." the flag of the Confederacy, captured from Archer's troops at the Battle of Gettysburg by the 7th Wisconsin.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grant County Courthouse. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-06-11.
  2. News: Dean. Jeff. [{{NRHP url|id=78000096}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grant County Courthouse]. 2016-06-11. National Park Service. 1978-02-08.
  3. 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.