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Marathon County
County Seat – Wausau
Year Built – 1955
First
courthouse built in 1851 – a tiny building housing the
clerk’s office was built for $98.78. The second courthouse,
construct in Greek Revival style opened in 1868 cost $7,575;
the courthouse built in 1892 cost $74,464.59 and served the
county from 1892 to 1954. The current courthouse was built
in 1955 for $2 million. The 1988 $13,700,000 addition
included 82,000 square feet of new construction and $21,000
square feet of remodeling and reconstruction |