The Carlton County Courthouse in

Carlton, Minnesota Carlton is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 948 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Carlton County. The town sits on the northwestern edge of Jay Cooke State Park. Minnesota State Highways 45 and ...

, United States, is the county seat of

Carlton County, Minnesota Carlton County is a county in the State of Minnesota, formed in 1857. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,207. Its county seat is Carlton. Part of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation lies in northeastern Carlton County. Carlton County ...

. The county seat was originally located in Cloquet, with a jail located at the town of Northern Pacific Junction. In 1890, residents of Northern Pacific Junction raised funds to build a courthouse, which was a two-story brick building with a high-pitched

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roof. The current building took about two years to build, being completed in 1924. It is a three-story building with cream-colored

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and

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. The ''Carlton County Vidette'' praised Clyde Kelly, the architect, with these words: "Unquestionably, the man who assumes the responsibility of being the architect for a building like this is entitled to great consideration. To him is left the superintending of the placing of every stock and stone in the building ... to make the structure as perfect as possible."

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{{Registered Historic Places Buildings and structures in Carlton County, Minnesota County courthouses in Minnesota Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Government buildings completed in 1922 Renaissance Revival architecture in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Carlton County, Minnesota 1922 establishments in Minnesota