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Barnes County Courthouse

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Barnes County Courthouse
File:Barnes County Courthouse 2009.jpg
Barnes County Courthouse in 2009
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Location491 Second Ave. NW, Valley City, North Dakota
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Area3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1925
Built byButler Bros.
ArchitectToltz, King & Day
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSNorth Dakota County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.85002978[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1985

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."[2]

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

The courthouse has Doric columns. On the frieze is inscribed: "BUILT FOR THE PEOPLE OF BARNES COUNTY TO PERPETUATE ORDER AND JUSTICE".[3]

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Barnes County Courthouse, c. 1950

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