Rice County Courthouse - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Rice County Courthouse - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Rice County Courthouse, located at 218 3rd Street NW in Faribault, Rice County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, is an Art Deco building constructed of natural-face Faribault stone horizontally banded at intervals with sawed-faced stone. Nairne W. Fisher of St. Cloud was the architect for the courthouse, and is also credited with designing the Pope County Courthouse. The main rotunda has metal fixtures and Art Deco glass. Polished black and gray Tennessee marble is used extensively in the walls, floors, and stairs, with a terrazzo map of Rice County centered on the floor. The courtroom on the third floor was finished with fine-grained walnut walls with matching custom-built furnishings. The building was built in 1934Rice County Minnesota, County History. See photos of early 1930s courthouse construction. at a cost of $200,000. Read more on Wikipedia
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