Iowa County Courthouse (Iowa)

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Iowa County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Court Ave. Marengo, Iowa
Coordinates	41°47′53″N 92°4′14″W / 41.79806°N 92.07056°W / 41.79806; -92.07056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1893
Architect	Foster & Liebbe
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
MPS	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.	81000247
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1981

The Iowa County Courthouse in Marengo, Iowa, United States, was built in 1893. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the fourth building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

History

Iowa County’s first courthouse was a one-room building constructed in 1847. The county board of supervisors decided the building was not sufficient and they had another building built and it was completed in 1851. It became too small within ten years and a third courthouse was built for $2,000. The present Richardsonian influenced Romanesque Revival building was built for $57,608.16. The county raised $50,000 for construction by auctioning off swampland, which it owned in Ida and Cherokee counties. The building is constructed of Berea Sandstone and features a 137-foot (42 m) tower. It is capped with an octagonal top stage and a high, pointed roof. This type of treatment is not found in any other courthouse in Iowa. The Iowa County Courthouse was dedicated on December 20, 1893.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Iowa County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 102. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
"Iowa County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-19. with photo

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Iowa County, Iowa
Conroy	Plagmann Round Barn
Ladora	Ladora Savings Bank
Lenox Township	Lenox Township Church of the New Jerusalem
Marengo	Iowa County Courthouse
Middle Amana	Amana Villages Indian Fish Weir
Millersburg	E.J. Baird House
North English	Fred G. Turner House
Parnell	St. Michael’s Church, Cemetery, Rectory, and Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall
Williamsburg	David and M. Maria Hughes House Pilot Grove
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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