The Pipestone County Courthouse, located at 416 South Hiawatha in the city of
Pipestone,
Pipestone County
Pipestone County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,424. Its county seat is Pipestone.
History
The county was formed on May 23, 1857, by act of the territorial legislature, but was not orga ...
in the
U.S. state of
Minnesota is a
Beaux Arts style building featuring a Renaissance dome on a clock tower with heavily
rusticated masonry and
Sioux quartzite
The Sioux Quartzite is a Proterozoic quartzite that is found in the region around the intersection of Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa, and correlates with other rock units throughout the upper midwestern and southwestern United States. It was ...
. A bronze
Lady Justice stands on the dome. The interior is finished with elaborate oak woodwork. A multicolored mantle in the foyer was constructed from
pipestone in a
Native American motif. The building was constructed by C.H. Peltier of
Faribault for $45,175.
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References
Beaux-Arts architecture in Minnesota
Buildings and structures in Pipestone County, Minnesota
Clock towers in Minnesota
County courthouses in Minnesota
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Government buildings completed in 1901
National Register of Historic Places in Pipestone County, Minnesota
1901 establishments in Minnesota
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