Built 1880-1881 Area 8,900 m² | NRHP Reference # 02000939 Added to NRHP 6 September 2002 | |
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Location 501 South Minnesota Avenue, St. Peter, Minnesota Architectural styles Queen Anne style architecture, Romanesque architecture Similar Belview Depot Museum, Zoar Moravian Church, Lorin Cray House, Sleepy Eye Depot Museum, Fort L'Huillier | ||
The Nicollet County Courthouse and Jail are historic governmental buildings located at 501 South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States.
The courthouse was designed in a Romanesque Revival style of architecture by noted St. Paul architects Edward P. Bassford and E. W. Stebbins. Construction started and was completed in 1881 at a cost of $26,638. Bohn and Wilce of Winona were the builders. Minor extensions and additions were made in 1917 and 1967. In 1978 a $913,512 3-story addition designed by Wick-Kagermeier-Skaar of Mankato was built on the rear side of the building. A March 28, 1998 tornado damaged the building and after repairs it was reopened in June 2000. The next year a 3-year multimillion-dollar extension and renovation began. The building is now called the Nicollet County Government Center.
The jail was designed in a Queen Anne style of architecture by Winona architect Andrew J. Van Deusen. Construction was started in 1906 and completed in 1907 at an estimated cost of about $22,000.
On September 6, 2002, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places