Pipestone County Courthouse

The Pipestone County Courthouse, located at 416 South Hiawatha in the city of Pipestone, Pipestone County in the U.S. state of Minnesota is a Beaux Arts style building featuring a Renaissance dome on a clock tower with heavily rusticated masonry and Sioux quartzite. A bronze Lady Justice stands on the dome. The interior is finished with elaborate oak woodwork. A multicolored mantle in the foyer was constructed from pipestone in a Native American motif. The building was constructed by C.H. Peltier of Faribault for $45,175.[1]

Pipestone County Courthouse
Pipestone County Courthouse is located in Minnesota
Pipestone County Courthouse
Pipestone County Courthouse is located in the United States
Pipestone County Courthouse
Location416 S. Hiawatha, Pipestone, Minnesota
Coordinates43°59′48″N 96°19′05″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1901[1]
ArchitectGeorge Pass, George S. Redmon[2]
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
MPSPipestone County MRA
NRHP reference No.80002121[3][4]
Added to NRHPMarch 3, 1980

References
  1. "Pipestone County Courthouse". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  2. "Pipestone County Courthouse". Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. "National Register of Historic Places". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. November 6, 2007.
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