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FACTS ON THE MANITOWOC COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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The original Courthouse was located in Manitowoc Rapids in the year 1839.
It was 24' x 30', one story frame construction and cost $650.00.
It was destroyed by fire in 1852. In 1853, the county seat changed from
Manitowoc Rapids to the Village of Manitowoc and county buildings were erected
there with completion in 1857.
In 1861, five city lots were purchased for
a new county courthouse, and an adjoining two lots were added in 1875 to provide
for parking. The Courthouse erected on this property served until replaced in 1906
by the present Courthouse building. The cost to rebuild the Courthouse was
approximately $238,000. The Manitowoc County Courthouse was listed in the National
Register of Historic Places by the Secretary of the Interior on April 16, 1981.
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