Bear Lake County Courthouse

United States historic place


Bear Lake County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


42°13′38″N 111°24′02″W / 42.2272°N 111.4006°W / 42.2272; -111.4006
Area	less than one acre
Built	1884–85
Built by	T.O. Angell
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Italian Renaissance Revival
Demolished	2021
NRHP reference No.	77000454^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 7, 1977

The Bear Lake County Courthouse, located in Paris, was the county courthouse serving Bear Lake County, Idaho. Built in 1884–85, the building was one of Idaho's oldest county courthouses. Architect Truman O. Angell designed the building in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. The front entrance to the building had a two-story portico supported by Doric columns and topped by a pediment. A square cupola with bracketed pediments on each side topped the building's hipped roof.^[2]

The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

This courthouse was replaced by a new one in summer 2020. Despite efforts by state and local historical societies to preserve the courthouse, the county commission decided to spend $200,000+ to have it demolished on February 22, 2021.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Hibbard, Don (January 17, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Bear Lake County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.