The SnohomishCountyCourthouse is a building located in Everett, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is built in Spanish Mission style on the site of a building destroyed in a fire in 1909. [2] Dec 3, 2011 · It is the closest thing Everett has to a Capitol building and certainly one of the most important buildings historically in the county.

Context Explanation

Inside these walls a young county prosecutor, Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (1912-1983), solidified his career by winning a conviction of a double axe murderer in 1940. The building houses the County Superior Court and the County District Court of the Everett Division. A five story glass and concrete tower was constructed from 2018 to 2020 on the northeast side of the building and the courthouse was renovated.

Insight Material

Built in 1897 and rebuilt in 1910. Wetmore between Wall & Pacific (3000 Block of Wetmore). Heide in French Romanesque style, gutted by fire on August 2nd, 1909. Reworked from ruins in Mission Style by Heide, reusing outer walls and arched openings. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1975.

Final Conclusion

Following the fire that destroyed the first Richardsonian Romanesque SnohomishCourthouse on 08/02/1909, the county bureaucracy operated in a courthouse annex. The architect of the original courthouse, August Heide (1862-1943), was retained for the second. The photographs are primarily of individual buildings but may include street views, cultural landscapes, sites of historic events, roadways, or even some historic ships.