Cavalier in Pembina County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Pembina County Courthouse

Built 1912

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 28, 2022

1. Pembina County Courthouse Marker

(mounted on right side of front/north staircase)

Inscription. This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
November 25, 1980

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 48° 47.486′ N, 97° 37.539′ W. Marker is in Cavalier, North Dakota, in Pembina County. It can be reached from Dakota Street West just east of Court House Drive, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at knee-level, directly on the subject building, on the right side of the front [north] entrance staircase. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 Dakota Street West, Cavalier ND 58220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Dakota’s Red River Valley

and in the Turtle Mountains.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

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was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: Spartan Interceptor Missile (approx. 0.9 miles away).

Regarding Pembina County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places #80002923.

From the National Register nomination:
The building is constructed of yellow Hebron brick with Beal ford limestone basement, wall frieze, and cornices. The hooded door surround of the main entrance is also of limestone, and has rosettes along the sides and lentil and a carved tympanum. Although there is no dome, the building has a functioning rotunda skylight and the attendant murals and stencil treatments. The vaulted skylight springs from interior pilasters at the level of the second story ceiling. Wainscoting, stairs, and staircase are marble, and all floors are terrazzo.

Also see . . . Pembina County Courthouse.

It was designed by architects Buechner & Orth in Beaux Arts style, and is the only Buechner & Orth-designed courthouse in North Dakota to not have a central dome.

(Submitted on November 4, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 28, 2022

2. Pembina County Courthouse Centennial Marker
(mounted on left side of front/north staircase)
In commemoration of the
100th Anniversary
of
The Pembina County Courthouse
1912-2012
County Commissioners:
Andy Adamson • Gary Nilsson • Hugh Ralston
Corene Vaughn • Hetty Walker
Canaveral, Florida.)

Pembina County Courthouse (<i>north entrance</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 28, 2022

3. Pembina County Courthouse (north entrance)

(marker is on right side of front entrance staircase)

Pembina County Courthouse (<i>north elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 28, 2022

4. Pembina County Courthouse (north elevation)

Pembina County Courthouse (<i>northwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 28, 2022

5. Pembina County Courthouse (northwest elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 4, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.