• Stark County Courthouse - Dickinson ND
    The Stark County Courthouse in Dickinson, ND was built as a Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $93,280 grant for the project (PWA Docket No. N.D. 1043-R). Construction occurred between Mar. 1936 and Jun. 1937. The building bears a gorgeous set of five bas-relief sculptures on the front façade, as well as carved inscriptions STARK and AD 1936 and distinctive Deco light fixtures. A PWA plaque can be found inside to the left of the front entrance. Short and Brown's PWA publication of 1939 describes the building: This structure is three stories and a basement in height and is rectangular...