The Humboldt County Courthouse is a

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

in Winnemucca, Nevada, the county seat of Humboldt County, Nevada, which was completed in 1921. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1983. It was designed in Classical Revival style by architect Fredrick J. De Longchamps. It has a monumental pedimented

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

with Corinthian columns, and it has an

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which runs all the way around the building. The building was deemed "significant to the city of Winnemucca and Humboldt County as an outstanding example among the numerous public buildings designed by Frederick J. DeLongchamps, Nevada's most notable historical architect." With

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County courthouses in Nevada Winnemucca, Nevada Buildings and structures in Humboldt County, Nevada Government buildings completed in 1921 Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada National Register of Historic Places in Humboldt County, Nevada {{Nevada-NRHP-stub

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