Courthouses of Minnesota

Book

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Waseca County History Center

The cover features a historic Minnesota courthouse, photographed by Doug Ohman, under a clear blue sky.

The cover features a historic Minnesota courthouse, photographed by Doug Ohman, under a clear blue sky.

Name/Title

Courthouses of Minnesota

Entry/Object ID

2026.1.142

Secondary Title

Minnesota Byways

Description

The images showcase the book with text discussing the significance, location, and architecture of courthouses in various counties, emphasizing their importance and the competition between towns to become county seats, partly due to economic factors; it highlights the Richardsonian Romanesque style of the 1897 Waseca County Courthouse, as mentioned in the Waseca County Herald, highlighting the grandeur and strategic construction of these buildings in their roles within the community. In addition, the page includes a photograph of the Waseca County Courthouse.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

8" x 9"

Book Details

Author

Ohman, Doug. Photographer, Logue, Mary

Publisher

Minnesota Historical Society Press

Date Published

2006

Create Date

July 24, 2026

Update Date

July 24, 2026