Hillsboro in Traill County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Traill County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2022
1. Traill County Courthouse Marker
Courthouse has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of Interior
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Nov. 25, 1980
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 47° 24.208′ N, 97° 3.819′ W. Marker is in Hillsboro, North Dakota, in Traill County. Marker can be reached from West Caledonia Avenue just west of 1st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at knee-level on a large boulder near the southeast corner of the Traill County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 West Caledonia Avenue, Hillsboro ND 58045, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within walking distance of this marker. Nodak Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line).
Regarding Traill County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places #80002928.
(from the National Register Nomination)
One of thirteen county courthouses in North Dakota designed by the St. Paul, Minnesota, architectural firm of Buechner and Orth between1905 and 1919. Built of brown brick over a white stone foundation, the building features a tall domed tower with bull's-eye windows at the cardinal directions and capped with a belvedere and knob finial. Each of the eight tower angles is emphasized by a stone Corinthian column, and each plane contains a tall keystone arch window. The arch pattern is carried through the center bay of the front facade, but all other openings are linteled. Paired pilasters separate second story windows, and the front and rear facades are enriched with garlands, festoons, and mouldings of limestone. The interior features an operational skylight, well-preserved murals, and scallop headed niches in the rotunda. The second floor courtroom has richly stenciled coffered ceiling and massive oak balustrade. The building retains complete exterior integrity, and the painting over of stencils on the first and second floor walls in the early 1950's has been the only major interior alteration.
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The Trail County Courthouse is a Beaux Arts building that was built in 1905. It was designed by Buechner & Orth and has a tall domed tower. In 1955 an International Style addition was built by architects Kurke Associates of Fargo.(Submitted on September 18, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2022
2. Traill County Courthouse Marker
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2022
3. Traill County Courthouse (east/front elevation)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2022
4. Traill County Courthouse Tower
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2022
5. Abraham Lincoln Monument
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2022
6. Traill County Courthouse (southeast elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 18, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
