Cook County Courthouse - Grand Marais, Minnesota - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais, Minnesota was built in 1911. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

When Cook County was first organized, county business was conducted in a trading post on a spit of land that extended into Lake Superior. The first real courthouse building was built in 1889 and was a 24 feet (7.3 m) by 30 feet (9.1 m) two-story frame building. It later received a one-story 20 feet (6.1 m) by 32 feet (9.8 m) addition. The original frame courthouse was seen as "obsolete, limited in space, and far too modest an expression of the county's future," so in 1910, voters authorized the sale of bonds to build a new courthouse. The new building, completed in 1912, was built in the Classical Revival style and features Ionic columns supporting a cornice. It stands on a hill overlooking the city of Grand Marais and Lake Superior." - Wikipedia

Street address: 411 2nd St. Grand Marais, Minnesota County / Borough / Parish: Cook Year listed: 1983 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Government Current function: Government Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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