Lemhi County Courthouse
Lemhi County Courthouse | |
Location | 1st St., N. and Broadway, Salmon, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 45°10′45″N 113°54′4″W / 45.17917°N 113.90111°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1909 | -10
Built by | Rittenhouse, C.C. |
Architect | Schultz, W.W. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78001078[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 7, 1978 |
The Lemhi County Courthouse, located at 1st Street North and Broadway in Salmon, is the county courthouse of Lemhi County, Idaho. The courthouse was built in 1909-10. Architect W. W. Schultz designed the Classical Revival building, which features four Doric columns made from carved stone in the front and a dentillated cornice broken by a dormer above the entrance. The dormer is topped by a stone statue of Lady Justice made by George Oxham; the statue is the only public sculpture in Idaho which is located atop a courthouse.[2]
The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1978.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Hibbard, Don (November 2, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Lemhi County Courthouse" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
Categories:
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
- Neoclassical architecture in Idaho
- County courthouses in Idaho
- Government buildings completed in 1910
- Buildings and structures in Lemhi County, Idaho
- National Register of Historic Places in Lemhi County, Idaho
- Idaho Registered Historic Place stubs