Adams County Courthouse
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402 Main St., Friendship, WIConveying both a sense of restraint and the suggestion of monumentality, the Adams County Courthouse is an architecturally significant example of the Neoclassical style in Adams County. Despite its modest size and detail, the structure is the dominant visual landmark in the village of Friendship; the shallow limestone portico and broad courthouse lawn create a sense of civic grandeur and testify to the ease with which classical detail could transform the simplest cubes into imposing public buildings. Built in 1913-14, the courthouse was designed by Arthur Peabody (1858-1942), Supervising Architect for the University of Wisconsin (and later Wisconsin's first State Architect), and executed by chief construction engineer George Kieke.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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