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St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church was organized about 1890. The first church <br />building was a simple frame structure. A new building was begun in 1921 and the <br />congregation used the basement until 19xx? <br />Sherburne County Courthouse <br />When Sherburne County was created from Benton County in 1856, the first seat was at <br />Humboldt, later known as Big Lake. There was no permanent courthouse, with business <br />transacted in private homes and schoolhouses. In 1867, Orono became the county seat, <br />where a schoolhouse was used for county purposes. In 1877 a new courthouse was <br />completed on Oak Street between Main and Depot streets. The two-story hipped -roof <br />frame building was designed by W.C. Warner and built by Horatio Houlton, an Elk <br />River contractor. The design included a bracketed square tower with a pyramidal roof <br />rising over the entry. A new courthouse was erected in 1970. The historic building was <br />razed in 1995. Fraternal organizations and societies met.in a variety of buildings. <br />Masonic, Fraternal, and other organizations (in progress) <br />The temperance conviction of early settlers was reflected in the organization of the <br />Temperance Murphy Club, organized in 1877. The group campaigned against saloons <br />and liquor consumption. The Grand Lodge was organized in 1872. <br />The Sherburne County Courthouse in 1981. Photo: A4HS. Razed. <br />Elk River Historic Contexts Study Draft 412002 34 <br />