Duluth Civic Center Historic District

The Duluth Civic Center Historic District is a historic government complex in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It includes the St. Louis County Courthouse, Duluth City Hall, and the Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building. The complex was designed by urban planning pioneer Daniel Burnham in 1909 and constructed over the next twenty years.^[2] It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its state-level significance in the themes of architecture and community planning and development.^[3] It was nominated for its associations with Burnham and the City Beautiful movement.^[2][4][5]

Duluth Civic Center Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
The St. Louis County Courthouse and Duluth City Hall
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Location	5th Avenue West and 1st Street, Duluth, Minnesota
Coordinates	46°47′0″N 92°6′23″W
Area	10.5 acres (4.2 ha)
Built	1909–1929
Architect	Daniel Burnham & Co. (courthouse), Shefchick & Olsen (city hall), Cass Gilbert (monument)
Architectural style	Neoclassical, Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	86003097[1]
Added to NRHP	November 6, 1986

The Duluth Civic Center Historic District comprises five contributing properties. The Saint Louis County Courthouse, completed in 1909, was designed by Daniel Burnham & Co. as the focal point of the complex. In front of it stands a monument to Duluth veterans who died in service overseas. It was designed by Cass Gilbert and installed around 1921. The St. Louis County Jail, designed by Holstead & Sullivan, was added in 1923. Duluth City Hall was designed by the local architectural firm of Shefchik & Olsen and built in 1928. The Federal Building was constructed in 1929.^[2]

A fountain was installed in front of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the late 1960s.^[2] An act of Congress officially named the Federal Building for former District Court judge Gerald Heaney in 2007.^[6]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Minnesota

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Baago, Jay; Lawrence Sommer (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Duluth Civic Center Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 12, 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) With 10 accompanying photographs from 1984
3. "Duluth Civic Center Historic District". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
4. Gebhard, David; Tom Martinson (1978). Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-8166-0775-3.
5. Eckert, Kathryn Bishop (2000). The sandstone architecture of the Lake Superior region. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2807-5.
6. S.521 -- To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse and customhouse located at 515 West First Street in Duluth, Minnesota, as the 'Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United States Courthouse and Custom House'^{[permanent dead link]}.