Old Ozaukee County Courthouse
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Old Ozaukee County Courthouse | |
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Old Ozaukee County Courthouse | |
| Location |
109 W. Main St. Port Washington, Wisconsin |
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| Built | 1901-1902 |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP Reference # | 76000071 |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
The Old Ozaukee County Courthouse is located in Port Washington, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
History
In 1899, the Board of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin passed a resolution that bonds should be issued to build a new courthouse after it was decided that the previous one, which had been the site of an American Civil War draft riot in 1862, was no longer safe to use.[2] Soon after, controversy erupted when many residents of the county petitioned for the location of the courthouse to be moved from Port Washington to Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Eventually it was decided that the courthouse would remain in Port Washington and was to be built on the site of the previous one. The previous courthouse began being disassembled in late 1900 and court matters were temporarily handled at a nearby opera house.
The new courthouse was opened in 1902 and remained in operation until the 1960s after the county had outgrown it. A third courthouse was opened in 1969.
References
- ↑ "Old Ozaukee County Courthouse". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ↑ "Ozaukee County Courthouse". Ozaukee County. Retrieved 2012-10-03.