Property Record
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Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Polk County Courthouse |
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| Other Name: | Polk County Historical Museum |
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| Reference Number: | 21502 |
| Location (Address): | MAIN ST |
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| County: | Polk |
| City: | Balsam Lake |
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| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | courthouse |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | ORFF & GUILBERT |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Polk County Courthouse |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/9/1982 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | County Courthouses of Wisconsin Thematic Group |
| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 5 STORY FRONT TURRET TOPPED W/CONICAL ROOF & POLYCHROMY PARAPET. ROUND ARCH ARCADE. BELFRY AND ROUND & FLAT ARCH WINDOWS IN TURRET. 4 SQUAT CNR TOWERS W/BRICK CNR PILSTERS AND HIP ROOFS. MOULDED CORNICE AND EAVES. BRICK POLYCHROMY. HIGH FOUNDATION AND PARAPETS. |
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| Bibliographic References: | BALSAM LAKE COUNTY LEDGER PRESS 9/14/1995. New Richmond News 7/1/1999. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |