Wells County Courthouse in

Fessenden, North Dakota Fessenden is a city in and the county seat of Wells County, North Dakota, Wells County, North Dakota, United States. It was founded in 1893 and is home of the Wells County Fairgrounds, Wells County Fair. The population was 462 at the 2020 United ...

, United States, is a two-story Queen Anne style

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a structure which houses judicial functions for a governmental entity such as a state, region, province, county, prefecture, regency, or similar governmental unit. A courthouse is home to one or more courtrooms, ...

built in 1895. It was listed on the

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in 1977. It was designed by John W. Ross (1848-1914). According to its NRHP nomination, the building "is stylistically significant for its Queen Anne design, and particularly so as an uncommon example in the state of the "urban" expression of that mode: brick fabric, with soaring, parapeted chimneys." with

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota County courthouses in North Dakota Queen Anne architecture in North Dakota Government buildings completed in 1895 National Register of Historic Places in Wells County, North Dakota 1895 establishments in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-NRHP-stub