By the early 1900s, Adams County's previous courthouse in Friendship needed replacement, and in 1912 the County Board approved architectural plans for a new courthouse. At the time though, there was a rivalry between the villages of Friendship and nearby Adams. In a 1913 vote on the $30,000 bond to build the courthouse, Friendship voted overwhelmingly for, and Adams overwhelmingly against. The total support was sufficient and the project went ahead.[3]
In 1913, the old wooden courthouse was torn down and replaced with the current brick courthouse. George Kieke was the chief construction engineer. Arthur Peabody, the UW's supervising architect at the time, designed the modest building in the Neoclassical style that somewhat recalls a Roman or Greek temple, with four colossal pilasters supporting an entablature inscribed Adams County.[1]
One hundred years later, the courthouse is still used for public offices, and is still a central landmark in the village of Friendship.[1]
Notesedit
^ abcGarfield, L.; Filipowicz, D. (October 14, 1981). "Adams County Courthouse". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. US Dept. of the Interior. National Park Service. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
^"Adams County Courthouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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National Register of Historical Places—Wisconsin, Adams County
January 01, 1970
adams, county, courthouse, wisconsin, adams, county, courthouse, neoclassical, brick, building, friendship, adams, county, wisconsin, designed, arthur, peabody, completed, 1914, added, national, register, historic, places, 1982, architectural, significance, ad. The Adams County Courthouse is a Neoclassical brick building in Friendship Adams County Wisconsin Designed by Arthur Peabody it was completed in 1914 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its architectural significance in Adams County 1 2 Adams County CourthouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of WisconsinShow map of the United StatesLocation402 Main St Friendship WisconsinCoordinates43 58 14 94 N 89 48 54 65 W 43 9708167 N 89 8151806 W 43 9708167 89 8151806ArchitectArthur PeabodyMPSCounty Courthouses of Wisconsin TRNRHP reference No 82000627Added to NRHPMarch 9 1982 By the early 1900s Adams County s previous courthouse in Friendship needed replacement and in 1912 the County Board approved architectural plans for a new courthouse At the time though there was a rivalry between the villages of Friendship and nearby Adams In a 1913 vote on the 30 000 bond to build the courthouse Friendship voted overwhelmingly for and Adams overwhelmingly against The total support was sufficient and the project went ahead 3 In 1913 the old wooden courthouse was torn down and replaced with the current brick courthouse George Kieke was the chief construction engineer Arthur Peabody the UW s supervising architect at the time designed the modest building in the Neoclassical style that somewhat recalls a Roman or Greek temple with four colossal pilasters supporting an entablature inscribed Adams County 1 One hundred years later the courthouse is still used for public offices and is still a central landmark in the village of Friendship 1 Notes edit a b c Garfield L Filipowicz D October 14 1981 Adams County Courthouse NRHP Inventory Nomination Form US Dept of the Interior National Park Service Retrieved November 13 2015 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Adams County Courthouse Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved November 13 2015 External links editNational Register of Historical Places Wisconsin Adams County Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adams County Courthouse Wisconsin amp oldid 1176484418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
