Ashland County Courthouse (Wisconsin)

The Ashland County Courthouse is a courthouse in Ashland, Wisconsin. In 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by Henry Wildhagen and H. W. Buemming, and is noted for its Classical Revival and Beaux-Arts architecture.[1][2]

Ashland County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	201 West Main Street Ashland, Wisconsin
Coordinates	46.59108°N 90.88551°W
Built	1915
MPS	County Courthouses of Wisconsin TR
NRHP reference No.	82000628
Added to NRHP	March 9, 1982

The granite building was built in 1915, and occupies an entire block. The front lawn is the largest green space in the West Second Street Historic District.[3]

The courthouse sits on the site of the first location of the original Hotel Chequamegon. The original Hotel Chequamegon was destroyed by a fire, and the block was then used for the new courthouse in 1915. Subsequently, the current Hotel Chequamegon was rebuilt in the 1980s, on the northwest corner of Ellis Avenue and Highway 2.

Much of the original interior remains intact, such as the marble floor, and elaborate central staircase.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Ashland County, Wisconsin

References

1. "Ashland County Courthouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
2. Wyatt, D.; Filipowicz, D. (August 1981). "Ashland County Courthouse". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
3. Steve Sennott (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Second Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 19, 2017. With 51 photos from 1983

Exterior view

Interior view