Pueblo County Courthouse

Colorado, United States

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The Pueblo County Courthouse in Pueblo, Colorado, is a Beaux-Arts structure designed by New York architect Albert Randolph Ross and constructed between 1908 and 1912 in brick and white sandstone. The building's most distinctive feature is its unusual double dome, which encloses an interior space between the inner and outer shells. The masonry employs stretcher bond throughout, while the main entry is crowned by a pediment with an elaborate tympanum. The interior showcases extensive decorative schemes created by regionally renowned painter J. Charles Schnorr, whose stencil work and murals—some incorporating gold leaf—adorn the rotunda walls, County Commissions' Chambers, and three courtrooms, including their canvas ceilings. Schnorr, who lived in Pueblo, had studied in New York, Vienna, and Paris. The courthouse was the third building to serve as the county's judicial seat and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.