Isanti County Courthouse

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Isanti County Courthouse
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Location237 2nd Ave., SW, Cambridge, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°34′17″N93°13′34″W / 45.57139°N 93.22611°W / 45.57139; -93.22611 Coordinates: 45°34′17″N93°13′34″W / 45.57139°N 93.22611°W / 45.57139; -93.22611
Arealess than one acre
Built1888
MPS Isanti County MRA
NRHP reference No. 80002074 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1980

The former Isanti County Courthouse, located at 237 2nd Avenue, South West, corner of Birch Street, in Cambridge, Minnesota, United States, is an historic two-story redbrick county courthouse built in 1888. Today it is known as Court House Square and has been remodeled into a private office building.

On July 24, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The current county courthouse is located at 555 18th Avenue, South West. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Court's in Minnesota's Tenth District Archived 2007-05-05 at the Wayback Machine , accessed March 23, 2010