Steele County Courthouse (Minnesota)

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location= Owatonna, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 04
lat_seconds = 59.6
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 93
long_minutes = 13
long_seconds = 31.6
long_direction = W
locmapin = Minnesota
area =
built =1891cite web| title =Pipestone County Courthouse| publisher =Minnesota Judicial Branch| url =http://www.mncourts.gov/?siteID=0&page=CourtHouseProfile&ID=40061| accessdate =2007-11-06]
architect=T. D. Allen
architecture=Romanesque Revival, Italianate
added = November 14, 1978
governing_body =Local Government
refnum=78001565cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-11-06|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] [cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MN/Steele/state.html|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=2007-11-06|publisher=National Park Service] The Steele County Courthouse, located at 111 East Main Street in Owatonna, Steele County in the U.S. state of Minnesota is a three-story Austin red-brick building with red mortar, accented with Lake Superior brown stone. It was designed by T. D. Allen of Minneapolis in a Romanesque Revival and Italianate style, featuring corner towers, a turret, and a large clock on four sides. Windows are arched and a statue representing Mercy, Law, and Justice sits above the north face of the building. Polished granite columns support double arches at the entrances. The interior is decorated with wainscoting, woodwork, and an ornate oak staircase.

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