Albert Lea in Freeborn County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
411 South Broadway Avenue
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016
1. 411 South Broadway Avenue Marker
Dedicated to Freeborn County by Ruble family
1886 • Richardson Romanesque Courthouse
Designed by architect C.A. Dunham of Burlington, IA
1888 • Courthouse construction completed
Alex McNeil Contractor at a cost of $75,000
1914 • Civil War Statue
Dedicated in memory of Union Soldiers & Sailors
1954 • Courthouse Addition Constructed
Clock tower chimneys & turrets removed
1975 • Law Enforcement Addition Built
2004 • Original Courthouse Renovated & County Government Center Built
1954 Courthouse addition razed in 2003
Erected by Albert Lea Historic District.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.
Location. 43° 38.779′ N, 93° 22.106′ W. Marker is in Albert Lea, Minnesota, in Freeborn County. It is on South Broadway Avenue (U.S. 65) south of College Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, directly in front of the main west entrance to the Freeborn County Courthouse, on the right side of the sidewalk as
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Soldiers & Sailors Monument (a few steps from this marker); Albert Lea's Architectural History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eddie Cochran (approx. ¼ mile away); Marion Ross (approx. 0.3 miles away); Frank Faville (approx. one mile away); Burglar Alarm (approx. one mile away); Freeborn County's First Log Home (1853) (approx. one mile away); Albert Lea High School Arch and Pieces (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albert Lea.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016
2. 411 South Broadway Avenue Marker (tall view)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016
3. Freeborn County Courthouse (west side from Broadway Avenue; marker visible right of sidewalk)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016
4. Freeborn County Courthouse (former tower architecture detail)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016
5. Freeborn County Courthouse (masonry detail)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 22, 2016
6. Freeborn County Courthouse (gargoyle profile detail)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 8, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 9, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
