Clearwater County Courthouse – Bagley MN

City:
Bagley, MN

Site Type:
Courthouses (State & Local), Civic Facilities

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Started:
1937

Completed:
1938

Designer:
Foss and Company

Contractor:
Hendenburg and Company

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The historic Clearwater County Courthouse was constructed in 1937-8 with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a grant of $29,250 for the project, whose total cost was $90,358. Foss and Company of Fargo, N.D. designed the building, which was built by Hendenburg and Company.

The PWA Moderne-style building has since been remodeled and added to.

PWA Project Minn. [W]1196

Source notes

Record Group 135: Public Works Administration; Projects Control Division; Entry 52: Indices to Non-Federal Projects; Report No. 5: Status of All Completed Non-Federal Allotted Projects, page 133.

https://www.mncourts.gov/Find-Courts/Clearwater/CourthouseHistory.aspx (accessed May 17, 2022)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish and Barbara Pendleton on May 17, 2022.

Location Info


213 Main Ave N
Bagley, MN 56621

Coordinates: 47.524309, -95.399154

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