St. Louis County District Courthouse

The St. Louis County District Courthouse is the seat of government for the northern district of St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States, located in the city of Virginia. The St. Louis County District Court is held in three locations: Duluth, Hibbing and Virginia.^[2]

St. Louis County District Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The St. Louis County District Courthouse from the west
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Interactive map showing the location of St. Louis County District Courthouse
Location	300 S. 5th Avenue, Virginia, Minnesota
Coordinates	47°31′15″N 92°32′16″W
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1910, 1921
Architect	Bray & Nystrom (1910), Croft & Boerner (1921)
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.	92000798[1]
Added to NRHP	June 18, 1992

The Virginia courthouse was built in Beaux-Arts style in 1910 and expanded with an architecturally sympathetic addition by the firm of Croft & Boerner in 1921. St. Louis County is large—some 6,860 square miles (17,800 km²)—and Duluth, the county seat, is at the southern end of the county, far removed from the communities of the Iron Range. Local advocacy succeeded in having a second county court district established in 1904, with cases heard in a small frame building. It was replaced by this present courthouse in 1910.^[3]

The St. Louis County District Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and politics/government.^[4] It was nominated for being the long-serving center of government on the Iron Range, a symbol of the drive for local self-governance in Minnesota and one of Virginia's best examples of Beaux-Arts architecture.^[3]

See also

• List of county courthouses in Minnesota
• 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. "St. Louis County District Court - Duluth". Minnesota Judicial Branch. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
3. Koop, Michael (1991-09-23). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Louis County District Courthouse. National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-07-28. With eight accompanying photos from 1992
4. "St. Louis County District Courthouse". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-07-28.

External links

• Media related to St. Louis County District Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons
• St. Louis County District Court – Virginia