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Florence County Courthouse and Jail

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Background

The Florence County Courthouse and Jail, built in 1889, is an historic complex of governmental buildings located at 501 Lake Street in Florence, Wisconsin. Designed by architect James E. Clancy of Antigo in the Romanesque style, it was built of brick with local sandstone and blue limestone trim and terra cotta roofs. The courthouse cost $13,000 while the 3-cell jail building cost $4,000. On December 2, 1985, the complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The courthouse is still in use.

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1889

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Florence County Sheriff

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1889

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

501 Lake Street

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Data completeness

26%

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