On this Date in Minnesota History: August 29

August 29, 1985 – The Carlton County Courthouse, Carlton, Minn., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on this date. The courthouse took nearly two years to build and was completed in 1924.¹

“The three-story classic Second Renaissance Revival building is built with cream-colored brick and stone. Clyde W. Kelly designed the building and the Niebuhr Co. of Minneapolis built it. Materials, including furniture and fixtures, cost $259,003, but by the time the bonds were retired in 1943, the cost had increased to $301,350.”<sup>2

1</sup>http://nrhp.mnhs.org/NRDetails.cfm?NPSNum=85001926

²http://www.mncourts.gov/?siteID=0&page=CourtHouseProfile&ID=40008

Carlton County Courthouse, Carlton, Minn.

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Aug. 29, 2014,
as long as acknowledgement included.