Vilas county was partitioned from Oneida county in 1893 and was named for William F. Vilas a onetime senator from Wisconsin. Almost immediately plans for a courthouse were called for. A notice in the Neenah Times in 1893 stated William Waters was awarded the contract to plan the new $15,000 structure. The courthouse was ready for occupancy the next year and was a symmetrical Romanesque design. The building was of limestone blocks with brown stone courses and trim. A central tower was flanked by identical wings of two stories with gable ends which featured fan lights. For whatever reason the building was replaced in 1936.
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