Gogebic County Courthouse

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Overview Looking Northwest

This striking building is constructed from the red sandstone that was most popular in this region in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was quarried in numerous locations around the area, the stone for this building came from near Houghton, another quarry was located on one of the Apostle Islands off the coast of Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2013

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National Register information 

Status

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1981

Reference number

81000306

Architectural style

Victorian: Romanesque

Areas of significance

Politics/Government; Architecture

Level of significance

Local

Evaluation criteria

A - Event; C - Design/Construction

Property type

Building

Historic function

Courthouse

Current function

Courthouse

Period of significance

1875-1899

Significant years

1888; 1974

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Sources 

• Wikipedia
• J.R. Manning - Lugnuts969 [at] gmail [dot] com
• National Register database - Reference number 81000306 (Search for documents)

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