- City:
- Minot, ND
- Site Type:
- Federal Facilities, Post Offices, Federal Courthouses, Administrative Buildings
- New Deal Agencies:
- Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations
- Completed:
- 1940
- Contractor:
- MacDonald Construction Company
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The historic Judge Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Minot, North Dakota, was built in 1914-5. The structure, which also served as a post office, received a New Deal-era rear extension, financed with Treasury Department funds, completed in 1940.
GSA: “By the 1930s, it became obvious that additional space was needed and a major rear addition was completed in 1940. Specializing in government construction work, the MacDonald Construction Company of St. Louis, Missouri was awarded a $149,293 contract with Louis Boos serving as Construction Superintendent. The Construction Engineer for the U.S. Treasury Department was Walter J. Mark. The addition was designed by U.S. Treasury Supervisory Architect Louis A. Simon.”
Source notes
National Archives: Record Group 121-BS: Records of the Public Buildings Service:
Completion views of federal buildings (prints) alphabetically by state and thereunder by city, to 1966; Box 67.
GSA: https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/historic-preservation/explore-historic-buildings/find-a-building/judge-bruce-m-van-sickle-federal-building-minot-nd (accessed Feb. 2025)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 11, 2025.
Site last updated on February 11, 2025.
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