Rice County Courthouse and Jail, Faribault

Name: Rice County Courthouse and Jail
Address: 218 3rd St NW, Faribault, United States

#8 among attractions in Faribault

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Rice County Courthouse and Jail, Faribault

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The Rice County Courthouse, located at 218 3rd Street NW in Faribault, Rice County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, is an Art Deco building constructed of natural-face Faribault stone horizontally banded at intervals with sawed-faced stone. Nairne W. Fisher of St. Cloud was the architect for the courthouse, and is also credited with designing the Pope County Courthouse. The main rotunda has metal fixtures and Art Deco glass. Polished black and gray Tennessee marble is used extensively in the walls, floors, and stairs, with a terrazzo map of Rice County centered on the floor. The 16-foot-high courtroom on the third floor was finished with fine-grained walnut walls with matching custom-built furnishings. The building was built in 1934 at a cost of $200,000. ()

Built: 1910 (115 years ago)Architectural style: Art DecoCoordinates: 44°17'38"N, 93°16'15"W

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218 3rd St NWFaribault United States

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Rice County Courthouse and Jail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Alexander Faribault House, Congregational Church of Faribault, Paradise Center for the Arts.

~1020 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Faribault
5 min walk • The Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault is the oldest cathedral in Minnesota. Built 1862–1869, it was the first church in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America designed as a cathedral. The architect was James Renwick Jr. who also designed St.
~1410 ftSE
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Alexander Faribault House, Faribault
7 min walk • The Alexander Faribault House is a historic house museum in Faribault, Minnesota, United States. Built in 1853, it was the first wood-frame house constructed in Rice County, Minnesota.
~590 ftW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Congregational Church of Faribault, Faribault
3 min walk • Congregational Church of Faribault is a historic church at 227 3rd Street, NW in Faribault, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1867 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
~700 ftE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault
4 min walk • The Paradise Center for the Arts is located at 321 Central Avenue in Faribault, Minnesota in the United States. For more than 60 years, this building, the Paradise Theater, served the region with a 915-seat atmospheric theatre, capable of producing arts programming on a fully functioning stage and showing newly released films.
1.3 miNE
44°18'31"N • 93°15'14"W
Legacy Golf Course, Faribault
34 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
~1560 ftSE
Library
Thomas Scott Buckham Memorial Library, Faribault
8 min walk • The Thomas Scott Buckham Memorial Library is a historic library in Faribault, Minnesota, United States.
~410 ftS
City hall
Faribault City Hall, Faribault
2 min walk • Faribault City Hall is the seat of local government for Faribault, Minnesota, United States, in continual service since its completion in 1897.
0.9 miN
Shopping
Faribault Woolen Mill Company, Faribault
23 min walk • The Faribault Woolen Mill Company is a textile manufacturing company in Faribault, Minnesota, United States, that produces and sells wool blankets and other woolen products. Its products included ingeo, cotton, acrylic and wool bed blankets, pillows, mattresses, pads, and baby blankets, and wool, ingeo and blend throws.
~1540 ftSE
Bridge
Faribault Viaduct, Faribault
8 min walk • The Faribault Viaduct is a reinforced concrete highway bridge which carries Minnesota State Highway 60 over the Straight River in Faribault, Minnesota, United States. It was constructed in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration with Art Deco/Classical Revival ornamentation, one of the last major examples in the state.
0.5 miNE
Universities and schools, Georgian architecture
Noyes Hall, Faribault
13 min walk • The Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf is a public residential school serving deaf children in Minnesota, United States. It is one of two Minnesota State Academies in Faribault and operated by the state for particular student populations.
0.8 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Universities and schools
Shattuck-Saint Mary's, Faribault
21 min walk • Shattuck-St. Mary's is a coeducational Episcopal-affiliated boarding school in Faribault, Minnesota, United States. Established in 1858 as an Episcopal mission school and seminary, within a decade the school grew to include Shattuck Military Academy, St.

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Nearby attractions include Faribault City Hall, Faribault (2 min walk), Congregational Church of Faribault, Faribault (3 min walk), Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault (4 min walk), Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Faribault (5 min walk).