Wells County Courthouse (North Dakota)

Wells County Courthouse in Fessenden, North Dakota is a two-story Queen Anne style courthouse built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

Wells County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Railway St., N., Fessenden, North Dakota
Coordinates	47°38′56″N 99°37′29″W
Built	1895
Architect	Ross, John W.
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	North Dakota County Courthouses TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.	77001037[1]
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1977

It was designed by John W. Ross (1848-1914). According to its NRHP nomination, the building "is stylistically significant for its Queen Anne design, and particularly so as an uncommon example in the state of the "urban" expression of that mode: brick fabric, with soaring, parapeted chimneys."[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Dawn Maddox (October 25, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wells County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016. with two photos