Marquette County Courthouse and Marquette County Sheriff's Office and Jail - Montello, WI - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

P.C. Potter donated an office building in the village of Marquette for use as a courthouse as long as he could be assured that the county seat would remain in the village.
Nine years later, in 1859, the county seat was moved to Montello and the first courthouse was built in 1863. The courthouse was built of stone and brick and featured a second-floor courtroom. The building was replaced in 1918 with the current courthouse on a hill overlooking Lake Montello. The structure is a simple Beaux Arts design but the building is an imposing visual landmark with a strong cornice, projecting pavilion and portico and exterior of locally quarried stone. (Source: Wisconsin's Historic Courthouses, Marv Balousek)

The courthouse is open Monday-Friday, 8AM-4:30PM.
The Sheriff's Office and Jail currently houses the Marquette County Food Bank, an office for Buildings and Grounds, an office for Hope House, and storage areas.

Street address: 77 W. Park St. Montello, WI USA 53949 County / Borough / Parish: Marquette Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Significant for its architecture and engineering. Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Government and Correctional Facility Current function: Currently functions as Marquette County Courthouse. Hours of operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 4:30 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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