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| Title | Exterior view, Foster County Courthouse, Carrington, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1979-10 |
| Creator | Schweigert, Kurt
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | This exterior photo of the Foster County Courthouse in Carrington, N.D. shows the front facade clearly. The brown brick basement rises through two additional stories to the stately done atop an octagonal brick tower. The original metal surround treatment in the central bay of the front facade flanked by brick pilasters. Pine trees flank the building, while an expanse of lawn dominates the forefront of the photograph. A single leafless branch frames the right front of the image. |
| 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
Domes
Pilasters
Trees
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| Subject (AAT) | Beaux-Arts
Neoclassical
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| Organization Name | Foster County Courthouse (Carrington, N.D.)
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| Location | Carrington (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1970-1979
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| Item Number | 32FO3-18 |
| 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 | Architects |
| Relation | Buchner and Orth Courthouse Thematic Nomination |
| Biography/History | Built in 1909, The Foster County Courthouse in Carrington (N.D.) is one of thirteen county courthouses designed by the firm of Buechner and Orth, comprising one-fourth of all county courthouses in North Dakota. The structure was listed on the National Regi |
| Bibliographic Reference | National Register of Historic Places Nomination |
| 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 (32FO318) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh32FO318 |
