Bayfield County Courthouse – Washburn, WI - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

A marker is located on the front lawn of the Bayfield Country Courthouse to tell more about the history of this building. Its text reads:

Bayfield Country Courthouse. The present Bayfield County was created in 1866. In 1892 the county seat was moved from Bayfield to Washburn. This Courthouse was erected in 1894-95; of locally quarried sandstone at a cost of $31,737.00, by the Architectural firm of Orff and Joralemon, Mpls.

This building was approved as a Wisconsin Registered Landmark in 1974 and was entered on the National Register in 1975.

Marker erected by Bayfield County Historical Society 1977

Street address: 117 E. 5th St. Washburn, WI USA 54891 County / Borough / Parish: Bayfield Year listed: 1975 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Government Current function: Government Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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