This lovely old wood-frame courthouse was originally built in Center City in 1876 using the designs and labor of John L. Bullard. It served as the capitol of Chisago County until 1990, and was the state's only remaining, working, wood-frame courthouse by the end of the 20th century. After the current Chisago County Government Center in Center City was expanded in 1990 to also hold the county's courtrooms, this building was removed to a rural site along Minnesota State Highway 95 between Almelund and Taylors Falls. The site seems like an historic outdoor museum, but the gates are often, if not always, closed to the public, as was the case on my visit. Fortunately, for my sake, the structure is mostly visible from the highway, but unfortunately it is too far away for a decent photograph. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but the removal of the building diminished its historical provenance and disqualified it from the listing.

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Boarman, Kroos, Pfister, Vogel & Associates designed this modern structure on the north edge of Pine City in 2007. It replaced the county's previous 1939 courthouse, still standing in downtown Pine City.

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The Isanti County Courthouse was built in 1996 on the south side of Cambridge. It was designed by the architectural firm of Buetow & Associates.

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Built in 1957, this courthouse replaced a very nice Victorian structure that vaguely resembled the Ida County Courthouse at Ida Grove, Iowa.

The name of this county seat is pronounced mont-uh-vihd-ee-oh.

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Polk County erected this courthouse in 1968 using the designs of architect Cecil Griffith. It was replaced as the county courthouse in 2008 when the new justice center was built on the south side of Crookston. This building is today the Polk County Government Center.

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