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词条 Iron County Courthouse (Crystal Falls, Michigan)
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  1. History

  2. Description

  3. References

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Iron County Courthouse
| nrhp_type =
| image = Iron County Courthouse full view.jpg
| caption =
| location= W end of Superior Ave., Crystal Falls, Michigan
| coordinates = {{coord|46|5|48|N|88|20|7|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Michigan#USA
| built = 1890
| architect = J.C. Clancey
| builder = Louis A. Webber
| architecture = Romanesque
| added = February 24, 1975
| area = {{convert|3|acre}}
| governing_body = Local
| refnum = 75000948[1]
| designated_other1 = Michigan State Historic Site
| designated_other1_date = September 17, 1974[2]
| designated_other1_number =
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
}}

The Iron County Courthouse is a government building located at the west end of Superior Avenue in Crystal Falls, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975[1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974.[2]

History

Iron County was established in 1885, when it was split from Marquette County.[2] At the time of Iron County's creation, Iron River, then the only incorporated village in the county, was designated the county seat.[2] However, a bitter dispute over the location of county buildings immediately erupted between the geographically disparate east side, centered on Crystal Falls, and the west side, centered on Iron River. At one point county records were spirited away from the temporary courthouse in Iron River by men from Crystal Falls.[7] It was eventually decided to hold a county-wide referendum on the issue. The vote was held in 1888 to decide the location of the county seat; Crystal Falls won by only 5 votes.[3] In 1889, the question was again put before voters, and this time Crystal Falls was selected by a margin of nearly 100 votes,[3] which settled the question.[2]

Bonds were issued for $30,000 to fund courthouse construction,[3] and architect J. C. Clancy of Antigo, Wisconsin was engagesd to design the courthouse. It was constructed in 1890-92 by Louis A. Webber of Menasha, Wisconsin,[4] who bid $26,470.[3] However, Webber was unable to complete the work, and the county hired another contractor to complete the courthouse, entailing a revised total cost of about $40,000.[3]

The clocktower and statures representing Law, Mercy, and Justice were added in 1910.[15] A wing containing offices was added to the courthouse in 1955.[5] In 2003-04 another wing was added to the building.[5] The project included a meticulous restoration of the original courthouse[6] by sandblasting and repairing the brickwork.[5]

Description

The Iron County Courthouse is a 2-1/2 story Richardsonian Romanesque building sitting on a hilltop overlooking Crystal Falls' business street.[4] It is built with reddish brown brick walls with stone trim atop a rubble masonry foundation. The front facade has a conical tower on one corner and a square wooden[5] tower topped by a belfry with hexagonal cupola on the other. A rock-face granite central archway contains the main entrance, which is approached via a stairway. Above the archway are the impressive 17-feet-high zinc statues representing Law, Mercy, and Justice.[4][5]

Inside is a polished oak circuit courtroom.[4] It has an octagonal ceiling covered with decorative pressed metal and a large chandelier with muses and dragons set into the center.[5][6]

References

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1. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
2. ^{{citation | title = Historic Resources of Iron County, Michigan: Partial Inventory-- Historic and Architectural Resources | author1 = David K. Stewart | author2 = Catharine J. Farley | date = October 28, 1983| url = {{NRHP url|id=64000326}}}}
3. ^{{cite web | title = Courthouse | publisher = Crystal Falls | url = http://www.crystalfalls.org/ironcounty.htm | accessdate = January 26, 2012 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120215030643/http://www.crystalfalls.org/ironcounty.htm | archivedate = February 15, 2012 | df = }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/6998.htm|title= Iron County Courthouse |publisher= Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online|accessdate= March 13, 2010}}
5. ^{{citation | title = Michigan's County Courthouses | author = John Fedynsky | publisher = University of Michigan Press | year = 2010 | ISBN = 0-472-11728-9 | pages = 80–81 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ogrel7yYnvQC&pg=PA80#v=onepage&q&f=false}}
6. ^{{cite web | title = Iron County Courthouse | publisher = Hunts Guilde to the Upper Peninsula | url = http://hunts-upguide.com/crystal_falls_iron_county_courthouse.html | accessdate = January 26, 2012 }}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}

6 : Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan|Michigan State Historic Sites|Romanesque Revival architecture in Michigan|Government buildings completed in 1890|Buildings and structures in Iron County, Michigan|National Register of Historic Places in Iron County, Michigan

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