Pierce County Courthouse | |
Location: | 411 W. Main St., Ellsworth, Wisconsin |
Coordinates: | 44.7325°N -92.4847°W |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Marker: | building |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location of Pierce County Courthouse |
Built: | 1905 |
Architect: | Buechner & Orth |
Architecture: | Beaux Arts, Neoclassical |
Added: | March 9, 1982 |
Refnum: | 82000696 |
The Pierce County Courthouse is a historic governmental building in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, United States. Built-in 1905, the courthouse sits on the edge of Ellsworth's business district. Built on a raised foundation of sandstone, it features elements of both the Beaux-Arts and the Neoclassical styles of architecture. Among the distinctive elements of its construction are a large hexagonal dome and multiple Ionic columns.[1]
In 1982, the Pierce County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying because of its historically significant architecture.