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ARTIFACT COLLECTION

View of the Courthouse

M2007.041.012
c. mid 20th century

Completed in 1931, the Milwaukee County Courthouse is the third county courthouse built in the city and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The two previous courthouses were located at what is now Cathedral Square Park on the east side of the Milwaukee River.

Situated on the crown of a hill, it is 176 feet (54m) tall and has eleven floors. The Neo-Classical Revival style of the building was the result of a nationwide design competition, in which architect Albert Randolph Ross with the New York firm of McKim, Mead, and White was selected out of 33 entries from across the country. It was constructed using Bedford limestone and features architectural details and sculptural decorations with a Beaux-Arts influence, such as a flat roofline, stone owls and lion heads.