Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse

The Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse is a historic courthouse and post office in Downtown Minot, North Dakota. Built in 1915, its design is credited to Oscar Wenderoth. Since the post office relocated, it is officially known as the Judge Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse or the Van Sickle Federal Building.[2] It currently houses the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.

U.S. Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	100 1st St., SW, Minot, North Dakota
Coordinates	48°14′4″N 101°17′36″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1915
Architect	Oscar Wenderoth
Architectural style	Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	80002930[1]
Added to NRHP	October 14, 1980

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1980.[1] It includes Italian Renaissance Revival architecture.

The building cost $124,000 to construct. According to its NRHP nomination, "Minot citizens were intensely proud of their new federal structure which was considered to be one of the finest in the Northwest and joyously participated in its midnight opening on June 12, 1915."[3] It was named in honor of district court judge Bruce Van Sickle in 2002.[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Judge Van Sickle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
3. Mary J. Kardoes (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: U.S. Post Office". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
4. "Minot federal building and courthouse to be dedicated in honor of Van Sickle". North Dakota Supreme Court. July 30, 2002. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.