Clark County Courthouse (Washington)

Clark County Courthouse
The building's exterior in 2013
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Courthouse
Architectural style	Art Deco/Art Moderne
Location	Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	45.6304°N 122.6776°W / 45.6304; -122.6776
Current tenants	Clark County
Inaugurated	November 29, 1941
Technical details
Floor count	5
Clark County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
Built	1941
Architect	Day Walter Hilborn
NRHP reference No.	14000165
Added to NRHP	April 11, 2014

The Clark County Courthouse is a historic office building in Vancouver, Washington, United States, that houses the judicial courts and other facilities for Clark County. The five-story concrete building was designed by Day Walter Hilborn in the Art Deco and Art Moderne styles and constructed at a cost of $546,000.[1] The courthouse was dedicated by Washington governor Arthur B. Langlie on November 29, 1941, with thousands attending the open house.[2]

The courthouse is the fourth to be used by Clark County and was built at the site of the previous courthouse, which was built in 1892. The building includes terrazzo-style floors and ornamental fittings; a bas-relief sculpture above the front entrance was damaged during a power-washing operation in 1978. The Clark County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[3]

See also

• List of county courthouses in Washington (state)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Clark County, Washington

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Clark County Courthouse". National Park Service. February 27, 2014. pp. 3–9, 12. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
2. "Thousands See New County Courthouse". The Columbian. December 1, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Graf, Tyler (May 6, 2014). "Historic moment for Clark County Courthouse". The Columbian. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Clark County Courthouse (Washington) at Wikimedia Commons