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Richland County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Richland County Courthouse, May 2007
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Location	418 2nd Ave N, Wahpeton, North Dakota
Coordinates	46°16′3″N 96°36′23″W / 46.26750°N 96.60639°W / 46.26750; -96.60639
Built	1912
Architect	Buechner & Orth
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
MPS	Buechner and Orth Courthouses in North Dakota TR
NRHP reference No.	80002926
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1980

The Richland County Courthouse in Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA, was built in 1912. It was designed by the architects Buechner & Orth in Beaux Arts style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Its exterior is built of Bedford limestone atop "rusticated Kettle River sandstone". The front facade features four Corinithian columns. The building has an octagonal limestone tower with windows on all eight sides and a metal-covered dome topped by a ball finial. The interior rotunda features murals with white marble and terrazzo.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Kurt P. Schweigert (August 1, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Richland County Courthouse". (pages in Buechner and Orth Courthouses in ND TR) and accompanying three photos from 1980
3. Kurt P. Schweigert (August 1, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buechner and Orth Courthouses in North Dakota Thematic Resources".

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Richland County, North Dakota
National Historic Landmark	Frederick A. and Sophia Bagg Bonanza Farm
Other properties	Adams–Fairview Bonanza Farm Fort Abercrombie Leach Public Library Nelson's Grocery Post Office Red River Valley University Richland County Courthouse South Wild Rice Church St. Alban's Episcopal Church US Post Office-Wahpeton Wahpeton Hospital
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Richland County, North Dakota and List of National Historic Landmarks in North Dakota

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• Wahpeton, North Dakota
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