The addition to the Nicollet County Courthouse takes its cue in materials, detail and scale from the adjacent historic building, while carefully distinguishing itself as a contemporary structure. 

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On the third floor, courts functions are visually connected to floors below through an open lobby and are accommodated in space constructed in 1880, 1977 and 2002.  A complete reconfiguration of the original courthouse provided space for Guardian Ad Litem and Probation, both functions that do not require a secure passageway to courts. In the newer portions of the complex existing court administration space was modified and expanded to provide private, secure access to a remodeled courtroom and a new courtroom and chambers beyond.

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