Renville County Courthouse

United States historic place


Renville County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Renville County Courthouse, c. 1940
48°45′49″N 101°30′32″W / 48.76361°N 101.50889°W / 48.76361; -101.50889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1936
Built by	Orheim, Iver
Architect	Molander, E. W.
Engineer	C. H. Ording
Architectural style	Moderne
MPS	North Dakota County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No.	85002989^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1985

The Renville County Courthouse in Mohall, North Dakota was built from 1936 to 1937 and dedicated in June 1937.^[2] The building was designed in the Moderne style by architect E. W. Molander. The construction was partially funded by the Works Progress Administration and overseen by general contractor Iver Orheim.^[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

The front facade is made of brick with Kettle River sandstone on the parapet. The name "Memorial Court House" is engraved in a frieze above the front entrance.^[4] Of nine county courthouses built in North Dakota during 1929–1940, it is the one having Moderne rather than Art Deco styling.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Dedication Set for Tomorrow". Renville County Farmer. June 24, 1937. p. 1.
^ "Courthouse Construction". Renville County. Retrieved July 22, 2012.(click "Photographs" to view construction photographs.)
^ ^a ^b Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Renville County Courthouse". National Park Service. (pages 42-43 in ND Courthouses TR) and accompanying photos
^ Marty Perry (October 3, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Dakota County Courthouses (Thematic)". National Park Service.