Cascade County Courthouse
Cascade County Courthouse | |
Location | 415 2nd Ave., N., Great Falls, Montana |
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Coordinates | 47°30′29″N 111°17′58″W / 47.50806°N 111.29944°WCoordinates: 47°30′29″N 111°17′58″W / 47.50806°N 111.29944°W |
Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1901 |
Architect | H.N. Black; Frank Longstaff |
Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, French Renaissance |
Part of | (ID91000355[2]) |
NRHP reference No. | 80002401[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 16, 1980 |
Designated CP | April 1, 1991 |
The Cascade County Courthouse in Great Falls, Montana is a historic courthouse built in 1901–1903, located in the town's civic district.[3] Founded in 1887, Cascade County conducted its business from several office buildings in town until the courthouse was built. The full city block site was purchased in 1891 at a cost of $20,000, but there was not enough tax revenue for the county to build a courthouse until a decade later. The grey sandstone used in construction was quarried within six miles of the building. A stone dome had been planned, but a copper dome was built instead. It is crowned by a 14-foot statue of Justice. The dome was used during World War II as a lookout for Japanese aircraft.[4]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1980, and is included in the , which was listed on the NRHP in 1991.[2]
Architects Langstaff and Black also designed the Late Victorian style Gamwell House in Bellingham, Washington, which was built in 1890 and is also NRHP-listed. The architectural firm of Longstaff and Black was "an eastern firm who had come from the Boston area to the Bellingham Bay real estate boom."[5]
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Candi Helms (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Great Falls Northside Residential Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Philip M. Faccenda (October 4, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cascade County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Accompanying 18 photos from 1979.
- ^ "Cascade County Courthouse Historic Marker". Flickr. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ Charlotte V. Schneider (May 1, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gamwell House". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
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