Emmons County Courthouse in

Linton, North Dakota Linton is a city in and the county seat of Emmons County, North Dakota, Emmons County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,071 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. When compared with the other 356 cities in North Dakota, ...

was built in 1934. It is notable for being the first

Works Progress Administration The Works Progress Administration (WPA; from 1935 to 1939, then known as the Work Projects Administration from 1939 to 1943) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to car ...

project granted in the state. Seven courthouses in the state were completed as part of this program. The Emmons County Courthouse is also one of eight

Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French (), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first Art Deco in Paris, appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920 ...

courthouses in North Dakota. The Courthouse was entered into the

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on 14 November 1985.

References

Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota County courthouses in North Dakota Government buildings completed in 1934 Art Deco architecture in North Dakota Works Progress Administration in North Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Emmons County, North Dakota 1934 establishments in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-NRHP-stub