Exterior photograph of the Old Douglas County Courthouse located in Castle Rock, Colorado. Photograph was taken the day a major fire destoryed the building. The two-story Late Victorian style courthouse was constructed during 1889 on a downtown block set aside as a part of the original town plat of 1874. A portion of the raised basement level of the 60 by 100 foot locally quarried lava stone building housed the county jail. An ornate tower of tin stamped to resemble stone rose approximately 30 feet above the complex roof, providing a prominent visual landmark for the surrounding area. A major fire destroyed the building on March 11, 1978.
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