Waushara County Courthouse, Waushara County Sheriff's Residence and Jail
Historic complex in Wisconsin, United States
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The Waushara County Courthouse, Waushara County Sheriff's Residence and Jail is a pair of buildings in Wautoma, Wisconsin that are together listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Waushara County Courthouse, Waushara County Sheriff's Residence and Jail | |
Jail building, now used as a museum | |
  Location within Wisconsin  Location within the United States | |
 Interactive map showing the location of Waushara County Courthouse, Sheriff’s Residence and Jail | |
| Location | 209 St. Marie St., Wautoma, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°4′25″N 89°17′24″W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Built by | Cullen, J.P. & Son |
| Architect | Stubenrauch, E.A. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Neo-Classical |
| MPS | County Courthouses of Wisconsin TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000729[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1982 |
The Waushara County Sheriff's Residence and Jail is a brick Georgian Revival building (pictured at right) at 221 S Ste. Marie Street designed by C. H. Williams and built in 1908.[2] The sheriff and his family lived in the front and the jail cells were in back. This building is now a museum of the Waushara County Historical Society.[3]
The Waushara County Courthouse was a Classical Revival-style building at 209 Ste. Marie Street designed by E. A. Stubenrauch and built in 1928.[4] The courthouse building was monumental in scale. A 1981 review of historic courthouses in the state described this courthouse, along with several others in other counties, as "Simple in both overall concept and decoration [and including] the essential Neoclassical portico and symmetrical disposition of elements at a scale befitting landmarks in their communities; that simplicity is enhanced by the evident care with which the buildings and sites are maintained.".[5] The courthouse was demolished in May 2025.[6]
The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
