Barnes County Courthouse

491 Second Ave. NW, Valley City, North Dakota. County/parish: Barnes.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 14, 1985. NRIS 85002978.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Barnes County Courthouse

The Barnes County Courthouse in Valley City, North Dakota was built in 1925. "It is one of three distinctive county buildings in North Dakota (the others Ward and Burke counties) which were designed by the Minneapolis, Minnesota, firm Toltz, King, and Day."

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

The courthouse has Doric columns. On the frieze is inscribed: "BUILT FOR THE PEOPLE OF BARNES COUNTY TO PERPETUATE ORDER AND JUSTICE".

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75325961

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