Grant County Courthouse (Wisconsin)

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][3]

Grant County Courthouse
Grant County Courthouse (Wisconsin) is located in Wisconsin
Grant County Courthouse (Wisconsin)
Grant County Courthouse (Wisconsin) is located in the United States
Grant County Courthouse (Wisconsin)
Interactive map showing the location of Grant County Courthouse
Location126 W. Main Street, Lancaster, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°50′51″N 90°42′36″W
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1902
ArchitectArmand D. Koch
Artist (murals)Franz E. Rohrbeck
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.78000096[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 19, 1978
The courthouse in 2005

Murals decorating the four spandrels under the dome were done by Franz E. Rohrbeck.[notes 1] 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.[1]

Notes
  1. 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.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Grant County Courthouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  3. Dean, Jeff (February 8, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grant County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
Courthouse in 2005
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