The downtown area of Provo, Utah is well preserved for a smaller city. This is the Historic Utah County and Provo City Courthouse build beginning in 1920 and completed in 1926. It cost $576,495.30 to build. I wonder what part cost the 30 cents? Quoting from the UtahCounty.gov website:
The building is more than a building; it is a work of art, a monument that has been set up in the county to the men and women whose industry has made it possible.
It is Neoclassic in design; that is, it follows the classical features of Greek buildings, but is not really a copy of any building.
The column-caps and the cornice are an adaptation from the temple of Minerva, on the Acropolis at Athens. This adaptation made by the architect has met with very favorable comment from creative architectural artists who have seen it.
The exterior of the building is classic in design, that is, it follows the general lines of the master artists and architects of Greece who have been rated as the world's masters in the art of building.
The lower or ground floor has been treated as the pedestal upon which have been placed the two upper floors which form the interior of the magnificent order. The whole is surmounted with a classic balustrade.
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