View of front exterior facade of the Lake County Courthouse shows a building decorated with bunting on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. Designed by architect George King in 1879, the two story brick building has a low hip roof and a central pavilion tower with a convex mansard roof topped with Lady Justice holding scales. Other features include stone window lintels, a stone foundation, quions, paired brackets, and a cornice with dentils. A banner hung across Harrison on telephone poles with ten pin cross arms reads "A hearty welcome to our boys". Horse-drawn carriages, a bicyclist, pedestrians, and two boys with flags and a sign "Western Union telegram and cable office" are in the street in front of the courthouse.
Date
[1918]
Notes
"Contract awarded to build, RMN Jan 1, 1880 p. 6 c. 3; Fire destroyed. RMN June 30, 1942 p. 18; New courthouse dedicated. Leadville Herald Democrat July 6, 1956 p. 1 c. 6"--Penciled on back of photoprint.; Formerly F4756.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100003570
Physical Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 18 x 13 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 18 x 13 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
