Vernon County Courthouse

N. Dunlap Ave., Viroqua, Wisconsin. County/parish: Vernon.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 08, 1980. NRIS 80000200.

2 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Vernon County Courthouse (Wisconsin)

The Vernon County Courthouse in Viroqua, Wisconsin, was built in 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The courthouse was designed in High Victorian Gothic style by Norwegian immigrant architect Carl F. Struck. It is a two-story limestone building with a three-story tower and belfry.

Murals inside include a scene of settlers arriving in wild Vernon County painted by Leighton Oyen of LaCrosse.

The listing includes a second contributing building, a sheriff's office and jail building with a red clay tiled hipped roof, built c.1910.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106782647

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