326 Laurel St., Brainerd, Minnesota. County/parish: Crow Wing.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 23, 1980. NRIS 80002023.
1 contributing building.
The Crow Wing Historic County Courthouse, in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States, is a Beaux-Arts courthouse built in 1920. The building, along with its adjoining jail, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Beaux-Arts style was popular in the first quarter of the 20th century for Minnesota courthouses. The first floor has a rough-cut stone exterior, while the floors above are built of smooth-cut gray stone. The interior has polished marble floors and walls, with a rotunda surrounded by a balcony. The dome has both a colored glass skylight and a fine brass electrolier.
The Crow Wing Historical Society Museum is located in the former sheriff's residence and jail.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93201552