Sargent County Courthouse Explained

Sargent County Courthouse
Location:355 Main St S,
Forman, North Dakota
Coordinates:46.1064°N -97.6369°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Sargent County Courthouse
Built:1910
Architect:Buechner & Orth
Architecture:Beaux Arts
Added:November 25, 1980
Refnum:80002927

The Sargent County Courthouse in Forman, North Dakota was built in 1910. The courthouse of Sargent County, it was designed by architects Buechner & Orth in Beaux Arts style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

It has been described as an "economy version" of the Foster County Courthouse and Pierce County Courthouses (other North Dakota courthouses designed by Buechner & Orth). Its front facade has a center pavilion that is "virtually identical" to that of the Foster County Courthouse, with small variations.

The interior of the building includes a skylight of geometric stained glass, and pink terrazzo and pink marble floors on the first floor. The interior may have had murals that have been lost, but has not been changed in terms of its spaces, besides addition of a dropped ceiling of acoustical tile in the courtroom. In particular its rotunda interior is simpler than those of other Buechner & Orth courthouses in North Dakota.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80002927}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sargent 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.