The Renville County Courthouse in

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was built from 1936 to 1937 and dedicated in June 1937. The building was designed in the Moderne style by architect E. W. Molander. The construction was partially funded by the

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and overseen by general contractor Iver Orheim.(click "Photographs" to view construction photographs.) It was listed on the

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in 1985. The front facade is made of brick with Kettle River sandstone on the parapet. The name "Memorial Court House" is engraved in a frieze above the front entrance. Of nine county courthouses built in North Dakota during 1929–1940, it is the one having Moderne rather than

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styling. (pages 42-43 in ND Courthouses TR) and

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