1882 - 1933 - Boulder County Courthouse - Boulder, CO
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Outspoken1
N 40° 01.123 W 105° 16.711
13T E 476232 N 4429871
Two cornerstones for the price of one!
Waymark Code: WMCAZX
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2011
Views: 4
The Boulder County Courthouse saved the cornerstone from the original 1882 structure which burned in 1932. The original building was of traditional Italianate design. The new courthouse was a radical departure of an Art Deco. The stones inscription tell the story of the destruction and reconstruction.
The Boulder County Courthouse was re-built in 1933 to the Art Deco/Art Moderne design of Glen H. Huntington. Considered ultra-modern for its time, it replaced a Second Empire courthouse erected in 1882, which burned downed the year before. Although hard-hit by the Depression, Boulder County was able to raise funds for this impressive structure, built exclusively by unemployed Boulderites during the early 1930s.
Year of construction: 1882
Full inscription:
BOULDER COUNTY
COURT HOUSE
ERECTED 1882
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ORIGINAL BUILDING
ERECTED 1882
DESTROYED BY FIRE
FEB. 9, 1932
REBUILT
1933
ORIGINAL STONE LAID
JULY 4, 1882
THIS STONE PLACED
JULY 4, 1933
GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M.
COLORADO
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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