Ward County Courthouse

Ward County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	315 Third St. SE, Minot, North Dakota
Coordinates	48°13′59″N 101°17′15″W
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built	1929
Built by	Olson & Orheim
Architect	Toltz, King & Day
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	North Dakota County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	85002997[1]
Added to NRHP	November 14, 1985

The Ward County Courthouse in Minot, North Dakota was built in 1929. Along with two other "distinctive county buildings in North Dakota", the Barnes County Courthouse and the Burke County Courthouse, it was designed by the Minneapolis, Minnesota, firm Toltz, King, and Day.^[2]

Costing $498,000, it was the most expensive county courthouse built in the state for almost 30 years.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Dakota County Courthouses (Thematic)".
3. Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: County Courthouse". (pages 62-63 in ND Courthouses TR) and accompanying photos