About Benson County Courthouse
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures
The Benson County Courthouse on B Ave. in Minnewaukan, North Dakota was built in 1900. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1978.
According to its NRHP nomination, the building "is architecturally significant for its incorporation of the design principles of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. One of the last major public buildings in North Dakota to express the Picturesque aesthetic of the nineteenth century prior to the onset of Academic Revivalism, the structure has, despite some modifications, retained its original character to a remarkable degree." It was designed by Russell & Crandall, an obscure firm from Grand Forks.