Shoshone County Courthouse - Wallace, Idaho
Posted by: 
BruceS
N 47° 28.301 W 115° 55.335
11T E 581211 N 5258145
County courthouse serving Shoshone County in northeastern Idaho.
Waymark Code: WM2B8K
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2007
Views: 109
Shoshone County Courthouse (1905)
Constructed with locally-produced concrete blocks containing mine
tailings. The blocks are naturally soft, so over the years the courthouse
outer walls have been covered with a stucco material. This structure is a
good example of neoclassical revival style. Designed by Stritesky and
Sweatt of Spokane, it stands three stories on a raised foundation. It is
distinguished by the two-story arched windows about the central entry with its
balustraded balcony supported by medallions. Other features include the
non-derivative fluted pilasters, denticulated cornice and high parapet.
World-famous Clarence Darrow defended accused murderer, Steve Adams, in this
building in 1906. The trial was one fragment in the overall proceedings
involving the alleged conspiracy to assassinate Idaho's former Gov. Frank
Steunenberg in December 1905. ~ Guide to Historic Wallace