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Cass County Court House, Jail, and Sheriff's House

Coordinates: 46°52′19″N 96°47′35″W / 46.87194°N 96.79306°W / 46.87194; -96.79306
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Cass County Court House, Jail, and Sheriff's House
Cass County Court House, Jail, and Sheriff's House is located in North Dakota
Cass County Court House, Jail, and Sheriff's House
Cass County Court House, Jail, and Sheriff's House is located in the United States
Cass County Court House, Jail, and Sheriff's House
LocationS. 9th St. between S. 2nd and 3rd Aves., Fargo, North Dakota
Coordinates46°52′19″N 96°47′35″W / 46.87194°N 96.79306°W / 46.87194; -96.79306
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1904
ArchitectCharles E. Bell
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
MPSNorth Dakota County Courthouses TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.83004062[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1983

Cass County Court House, Jail, and Sheriff's House is a property in Fargo, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

It was built in 1904 in Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture style, and was designed by architect Charles E. Bell.[1]

Cass County Courthouse, Fargo, N.D., circa 1910

The listing included three contributing buildings on an area of less than 1 acre (0.40 ha).[1]

Its buildings served historically as a courthouse, as a correctional facility, and as a single dwelling.[1]

The courthouse "is significant architecturally as Fargo's premier example of Renaissance Revival style architecture".[2]

The property was covered in a study of North Dakota county courthouses.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Norene A. Roberts and Tom Jenkinson (September 12, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cass County Court House, Jail, and Sheriff's House". National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, from 1983
  3. ^ Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: North Dakota County Courthouses TR (AD)". National Park Service.