Sheridan County Courthouse (North Dakota)

The Sheridan County Courthouse in McClusky, North Dakota, United States, was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Ira Rush. It was built in 1938 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

Sheridan County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	215 E. Second St., McClusky, North Dakota
Coordinates	47°29′4″N 100°26′25″W
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built	1938
Built by	Schwarts, P.H.
Architect	Rush, Ira
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	North Dakota County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	85002990[1]
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1985

It is a four-story 52-by-88-foot (16 m × 27 m) steel-reinforced concrete building. It was argued to be significant for "providing a stabilizing influence upon political activities on the local and county levels" as the investment in a substantial building would reduce or eliminate rivalry for towns to seize the county seat.[2]

It was one of numerous North Dakota courthouses studied in 1985.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sheridan County Courthouse". National Park Service. (excerpt from longer document) and accompanying photo from 1985
3. Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Dakota County Courthouses Thematic Resources". National Park Service. (the longer document)