Adair County Courthouse (Iowa)
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Adair County Courthouse | |
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Iowa Ave. and 1st St. Greenfield, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°18′17″N 94°27′35″W / 41.30472°N 94.45972°WCoordinates: 41°18′17″N 94°27′35″W / 41.30472°N 94.45972°W |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | S.E. Maxon |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000224 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Adair County Courthouse, located in Greenfield, Iowa, was built from 1891-1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.[1] The courthouse is the third structure to house county courts and administration offices.
History
The county’s first courthouse was located in Fontanelle from 1856 to 1874. It was a two-story frame building constructed from locally harvested wood. After the county seat moved to Greenfield the building was used as a school, church, meeting hall and town hall until it was destroyed in a fire in 1910. A two-story courthouse was built in Greenfield for $8,000. It was destroyed by fire in 1889 and an courthouse functions moved to a nearby opera house until a new structure was completed. The cornerstone for the present courthouse was laid on July 4, 1891. It was constructed of brick in the Romanesque Revival style at a cost of $26,768.[2]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 8. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
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