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| Title | Front facade, Divide County Courthouse, Crosby, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1980-06 |
| Creator | Halda, Bonnie J.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | This exterior photograph of the Divide County Courthouse in Crosby, North Dakota shows the Classical style common to other Buechner and Orth courthouses throughout the state. The building is red brick with white limestone water line, base, pilaster caps and window sills and lintels. It has a dentiled pediment and frieze supported by single Composite Order columns and flanking brick pilasters. The tall dome tower has a round aperture at each of the cardinal points and four-over-four rectangular windows on other faces. The dome itself has bull's-eye windows on the cardinal points, paneled vaulting and a ball finial. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Art & Architecture
Court houses
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Courthouses
Government facilities
County government
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| Subject (AAT) | Classical Revival
Beaux-Arts
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| Location | Crosby (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1980-1989
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| Item Number | 32DV05-02 |
| Format of Original | Slides
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| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Contributor | Buchner & Orth (St. Paul, Minn.)
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| Contributor Role | Architect |
| Biography/History | Built in 1917, the Divide County Courthouse in Crosby, North Dakota, is an example of the classical style of many courthouses designed by the St. Paul, Minnesota architectural firm of Buchner and Orth between 1905 and 1919. These courthouses feature domed roofs, classical columns, skylights, murals, and wall stenciling. The courthouse was entered into the National Register of Historic Places 1980-11-25. |
| Bibliographic Reference | National Register of Historic Places Nomination filed 1980-09-24. |
| 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 (32DV0502) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh32DV0502 |
