Summary
The Sedgwick County Courthouse, located at 315 Cedar St. in Julesburg, Colorado, was built during 1938-39 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007; the listing included two contributing buildings.[1]
Sedgwick County Courthouse | |
 Photo by Calvin Beale | |
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| Location | 315 Cedar St., Julesburg, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 40°59′18″N 102°15′52″W / 40.98833°N 102.26444°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1938-39 |
| Architect | Jamieson, W. Gordon; Stiffler, R. Ewing |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, WPA Art Deco |
| MPS | New Deal Resources on Colorado's Eastern Plains MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000345[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 24, 2007 |
It was deemed significant in social history for representing federal relief programs; its construction provided "much needed assistance by giving jobs to the unemployed of the county during the Great Depression."[2]
It also was deemed significant architecturally, as "an excellent example of the Art Deco style as applied to a government building whose construction was constrained by the economic conditions of the Depression." It was designed by Jamieson and Stiffler, architects of Denver.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Abbey Christman (September 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sedgwick County Courthouse". National Park Service. and accompanying 16 photos