Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 85003029 Architectural style Romanesque architecture | Built 1889 Opened 1889 Added to NRHP 2 December 1985 | |
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Location 501 Lake St., Florence, Wisconsin MPS County Courthouses of Wisconsin TR | ||
The Florence County Courthouse and Jail, built in 1889, is an historic complex of governmental buildings located at 501 Lake Street in Florence, Wisconsin. Designed by architect James E. Clancy of Antigo in the Romanesque style, it was built of brick with local sandstone and blue limestone trim and terra cotta roofs. The courthouse cost $13,000 while the 3-cell jail building cost $4,000.
On December 2, 1985, the complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The courthouse is still in use. A south addition was built in 1994. The jail has not been used as such since the 1930s. It is open to the public during the summer months.
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Florence County Courthouse and Jail Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA