Rossland Courthouse - Rossland, BC
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N 49° 04.618 W 117° 47.739
11U E 441894 N 5436316
The Rossland Courthouse is located at 2288 Columbia Avenue, overlooking downtown Rossland to the west of it.
Waymark Code: WMHMDJ
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/23/2013
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The entrance to the Rossland Courthouse is appropriately impressive and dignified for what is probably the most important door in town. It is a double oak door with stained glass windows above, a rusticated granite arch and terra cotta artwork above and to the sides. The entirety is set in a yellow brick frame, which itself is set in a setback brick wall.
Rossland’s third courthouse since 1894 was completed in 1901 at a cost of $53,000. Designed by John J. Honeyman, a Scot who made his home in Rossland, the building characterizes late Victorian architecture with its symmetrical corner towers, highly pitched roof and almost fortress-like appearance. Exquisite woodwork and a large stained glass window dominate and dignify the courtroom. The large granite blocks which support the building were taken from a city quarry. In 1986 it was granted National Heritage status. The building is also a Britich Columbia Heritage Site.