The new courthouse ultimately burned down as well, in December 1904; however, the county had voted to replace it a month before the fire.

[2] Milwaukee-based architecture firm Ferry & Clas designed the Neoclassical courthouse.

An entablature and projecting cornice, separated by dentillation, run along the building's roof line.

The courthouse's terra cotta hip roof is topped by a clock tower, which was originally a cupola before its renovation.

[2] While much of the interior has been renovated, the courthouse's marble staircase hall and barrel vaulted corridors are original; the former features decorative capitals and egg-and-dart moldings.