[1] Denver architect William Norman Bowman designed the building, which was completed in 1923 and has undergone only minor alterations.

The building features a projecting central bay of smooth-faced sandstone, stairs rising from street level, Roman Doric columns supporting a lintel engraved with the county's name, and three sets of double doors with grillwork transoms at the main entrance.

[3] A foyer inside the entrance has a vaulted ceiling with wainscotting, Doric columns, and marble pilasters.

[3] The courthouse dominates the block, with only a small, two-story jail built in 1936 in a similar style.

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