Winona County Courthouse

Infobox_nrhp | name =Winona County Courthouse
nrhp_type =nrhp


caption =Winona County Courthouse
location= 171 W. 3rd St.
Winona, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 44 | lat_minutes = 3 | lat_seconds = 10.07 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 91 | long_minutes = 38 | long_seconds = 24.16 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1888
architect= C.G. Maybury & Son
architecture= Richardsonian Romanesque
added = December 02, 1970
governing_body = Local
refnum=70000313 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Winona County Courthouse in the city of Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, U.S. is a Richardsonian Romanesque structure built in 1888. It was the first courthouse in Minnesota listed on the National Register of Historic Places, having been added in 1970.cite book|title=Courthouses of Minnesota|last=Logue|first=Mary|coauthors=Douglas Ohman|year=2006|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|isbn=0-87351-550-1] The original cost of the courthouse was $125,000. cite web|url=http://www.dwebsite.com/dwcenterprise/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi?websitename=school1000179&status
|title=History of Winona County|publisher=Winona County, Minnesota|accessdate=2007-01-21]

The building was renovated in 1971 after its listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Up until 2000, nearly $2.5 million was spent restoring and remodeling the facility. On September 3, 2000, a fourth-floor water tank burst, flooding the building with over 4500 gallons of water and collapsing ceilings. (The water tank was for a fire suppression system.) The county offices were relocated to other buildings, and the building was again renovated to repair water damage and to bring the building up to current standards. Insurance paid for over half the cost of repairs, and the Minnesota Historical Society contributed $50,000 for exterior work. The renovation also returned much of the building to its original appearance, including even the old fireplaces. The total cost of interior renovation was $5.6 million, with another $1.5 million spent on external renovation.cite web|url=http://www.mncourts.gov/default.aspx?page=34&ID=40087|title=Building Location Details: Winona County Courthouse|publisher=Minnesota Judicial Branch|accessdate=2007-01-21]

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