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Pope County Courthouse

Coordinates: 45°38′59.5″N 95°23′16″W / 45.649861°N 95.38778°W / 45.649861; -95.38778
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Pope County Courthouse (Minnesota)
The Pope County Courthouse from the north
Pope County Courthouse is located in Minnesota
Pope County Courthouse
Pope County Courthouse is located in the United States
Pope County Courthouse
Location130 East Minnesota Avenue, Glenwood, Minnesota
Coordinates45°38′59.5″N 95°23′16″W / 45.649861°N 95.38778°W / 45.649861; -95.38778
AreaLess than one acre
Built1930
Built byMads Madsen
ArchitectNairne W. Fisher
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
MPSPope County MRA
NRHP reference No.82002997[1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1982

The Pope County Courthouse is the courthouse and government center of Pope County, Minnesota, United States, in the city of Glenwood. It was built in 1930 as a replacement for a prior courthouse on the same site dating to 1879. The current courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for having local significance in politics/government and architecture. Its historic significance derives from being the long-serving seat of Pope County government and for being a well-preserved example of the replacement courthouses built in a few Minnesota counties in the 1930s.[2]

Architect Nairne W. Fisher of St. Cloud Minnesota also designed the Art Deco style Glenwood High School, located a few blocks from the courthouse, now in use as "Central Square" Arts and Cultural Center.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Gimmestad, Dennis A. (September 1980). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Pope County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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