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| Title | Barnes County Courthouse, courtroom interior view, Valley City, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 197- |
| Description | Interior of the courtroom at the Barnes County Courthouse in Valley City, N.D. The spectator seating consists of three narrow rows of benches of a dark wood construction. The judge's bench is also a dark wood and is flanked behind by two red paneled wall sections. The ceiling features a unique design consisting of carved octagonal shapes, some of which hold recessed lighting. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Art & Architecture
Court houses
Law
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| Subject (LCTGM) | County government
Courtrooms
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| Subject (AAT) | Neoclassical
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| Organization Name | Barnes County Courthouse (Valley City, N.D.)
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| Location | Valley City (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1970-1979
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| Item Number | 32BA746-01 |
| Format of Original | Slides
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| Notes | Title created by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | The Barnes County Courthouse is a large, three-story edifice with a basement, a brick and tile structural system, and Indiana limestone facing. There are four columns above the entry, a balustrade above the cornice, a three part horizontal composition, corner pilasters, and cleanly lined fenestration. The courthouse was designed by the Minneapolis architectural firm of Toltz, King and Day and was built around 1925. |
| Bibliographic Reference | National Register of Historic Places nomination filed 1985/10/03. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Archaeology and Historic Preservation Division Collection
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (32BA746-01) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh32BA74601 |
