Richland County Courthouse (North Dakota) Explained

Richland County Courthouse
Location:418 2nd Ave N,
Wahpeton, North Dakota
Coordinates:46.2675°N -96.6064°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Richland County Courthouse
Built:1912
Architect:Buechner & Orth
Architecture:Beaux Arts
Added:November 25, 1980
Refnum:80002926

The Richland County Courthouse in Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA, was built in 1912. It was designed by the architects Buechner & Orth in Beaux Arts style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Its exterior is built of Bedford limestone atop "rusticated Kettle River sandstone". The front facade features four Corinithian columns. The building has an octagonal limestone tower with windows on all eight sides and a metal-covered dome topped by a ball finial. The interior rotunda features murals with white marble and terrazzo.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80002926}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Richland County Courthouse ]. Kurt P. Schweigert . August 1, 1980. (pages in Buechner and Orth Courthouses in ND TR) and
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000471}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buechner and Orth Courthouses in North Dakota Thematic Resources]. Kurt P. Schweigert. August 1, 1980.