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Rice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation)
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National Register of Historic Places

Rice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation)

On the National Register since 198244 years
Art DecoListed 1982Faribault
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About Rice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation)

Rice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation), at 218 3rd St. NW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 6, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture and politics, at the local level. It describes its style as Art Deco, as it does for 11 other Minnesota listings. It was listed as part of Rice County MRA. The listing covers 5 acres. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFaribault, Minnesota, also NRHP-listed. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 8 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

218 3rd St. NW, Faribault · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Rice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation)Start here
  2. 2Congregational Church of FaribaultBuilding · next door
  3. 3Berry, Frank A., and Elizabeth, HouseQueen Anne · next door
  4. 4M. P. Holman HouseItalianate · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5John N. and Elizabeth Taylor Clinton Cottrell HouseEastlake · next door
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25 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCole, Gordon, and Kate D. Turner, HouseItalianate0.1 miBFaribault City HallRenaissance Revival0.1 miBTimothy J. McCarthy BuildingItalianate0.1 miBHudson Wilson HouseFrench Second Empire0.2 miBJonathon L. and Elizabeth H. Wadsworth Noyes HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBBatchelder's BlockItalianate0.2 miBWeyer, Adam, Wagon ShopFaribault Stone Architecture0.2 miDFaribault Historic Commercial District (Boundary Increase)Italianate0.2 miBFaribault Furniture CompanyBuilding0.2 miBCathedral of Our Merciful Saviour and Guild House (Boundary Increase)Gothic Revival · Built 18690.2 miBCathedral of Our Merciful SaviourGothic Revival · Built 18690.2 miBEpiscopal RectoryColonial Revival0.2 miBBuckham, Thomas Scott, Memorial LibraryBuilding0.3 miStFaribault ViaductReinforced-concrete Bridge0.3 miBAlexander Faribault HouseBuilt 18530.3 miBTheopold Mercantile Co. Wholesale Grocery BuildingBuilding0.3 miBRock Island DepotBuilt 19020.3 miBVincent and Elizabeth Lieb HouseFaribault Stone Architecture0.4 mi
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BCassius Buck HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBThomas McCall HouseItalianate0.4 miBSt. Mary's HallLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBCarufel, Louis, and E. LaRose, HouseGothic Revival0.5 miBFarmer Seed and Nursery CompanyBuilding0.5 miBNoyes Hall, State School for the DeafBuilt 19020.5 miBJohn Gottlieb Pfeiffer HouseFederal0.5 mi

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Questions about Rice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation)

Is Rice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 6, 1982 (Register number 82003016).

Is Rice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Veblen Farmstead, 11.7 miles away.

Can you visit Rice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation)?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Rice County Courthouse and Jail (Additional Documentation)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 8 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93200879 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.