The Kanabec County Courthouse, located at 18 Vine Street North in

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, Kanabec County in the

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is a beige brick, Romanesque building, featuring a prominent 4-story center tower. The courthouse sits on a stone foundation. Arched windows and doorways with brown sandstone sills lend distinction. The eaves were built with unusual

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led brick and the corners of the tower are decorated with tourelles. Hardwood floors and oak balusters lead to the second-floor courtrooms. Charles Skoglund built the building in 1894 for $7,200. It was designed by architects Buechner and Jacobson.

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{{National Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures in Kanabec County, Minnesota County courthouses in Minnesota Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Government buildings completed in 1894 Romanesque Revival architecture in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Kanabec County, Minnesota 1894 establishments in Minnesota