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
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 2007-11-06.
  2. "Pipestone County Courthouse". Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  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. 2007-11-06.


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