Faribault County Courthouse

Infobox_nrhp | name =Faribault County Courthouse
nrhp_type =nrhp


caption =Faribault County Courthouse
location= 415 N. Main
Blue Earth, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 43 | lat_minutes = 38 | lat_seconds = 32.59 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 94 | long_minutes = 6 | long_seconds = 10.61 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1891
architect= S.J. Hoban; C.S. Dunham
architecture= Richardsonian Romanesque
added = April 11, 1977
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Faribault County MRA (AD)
refnum=77000731 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Faribault County Courthouse in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was completed in December of 1892 at a cost of $70,000. Materials included Kasota limestone, sand from the Blue Earth River bottoms, red brick above the rusticated sandstone ground floor, and clay tile for the roof. The arches at the entrance rest on short columns with foliated capitals, a hallmark of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Between the arches is a gargoyle in the form of a satyr's head. The most prominent feature is a seven-story tower on the corner. [cite web|url=http://www.courts.state.mn.us/default.aspx?page=34&ID=40020|title=Building Location Details: Faribault County Courthouse|accessdate=2007-06-06|publisher=Minnesota Judicial Branch]

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