Jefferson County Courthouse (Idaho)

The Jefferson County Courthouse was a building located in Rigby, Idaho listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Jefferson County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	134 N. Clark, Rigby, Idaho
Coordinates	43°40′24″N 111°54′38″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1938
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	County Courthouses in Idaho MPS
NRHP reference No.	87001586[1]
Added to NRHP	September 27, 1987

It was one of three nearly identical courthouses designed by Sundberg & Sundberg for 1938 Works Progress Administration projects,^[2] the other two being the Jerome County Courthouse and the Oneida County Courthouse. All are two-story buildings with five-bay fronts and have elaborate terra cotta entries.^[2]

The building was demolished March 15, 2016.^[3][4]

Site of the former courthouse

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Idaho
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Idaho

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Jennifer Eastman Attebery (June 23, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jefferson County Courthouse / 002218". National Park Service. Retrieved August 29, 2017. with photo from 1987
3. Esmi Careaga (January 18, 2016). "A historic landmark goes down | News - Home". Localnews8.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
4. "Preservation Idaho on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022.^{[user-generated source]}