McHenry County Courthouse

McHenry County Courthouse
Location in Towner, North Dakota
Coordinates 48°20′35″N 100°24′13″W / 48.34306°N 100.40361°W / 48.34306; -100.40361Coordinates: 48°20′35″N 100°24′13″W / 48.34306°N 100.40361°W / 48.34306; -100.40361
Built 1907
Architect Buechner & Orth
Architectural style Beaux Arts
MPS Buechner and Orth Courthouses in North Dakota TR
NRHP Reference # 80002917[1]
Added to NRHP November 25, 1980

The McHenry County Courthouse in Towner, North Dakota was built in 1907. Along with a number of other North Dakota courthouses designed by its architects Buechner & Orth, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

It includes Beaux Arts architecture and is said to be "an economy version" of the architects' Traill County Courthouse design. Its surface is buff brown brick, and it has a limestone line about the first floor level.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Kurt P. Schweigert (August 1, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: County Courthouse" (PDF). (page 7 in Buechner and Orth Courthouses in ND TR) and accompanying photos
  3. Kurt P. Schweigert (August 1, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buechner and Orth Courthouses in North Dakota Thematic Resources" (PDF).


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