Pocahontas County Courthouse (Iowa)
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Pocahontas County Courthouse | |
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Courthouse in 2014 | |
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Court Square Pocahontas, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°44′14″N 94°40′7″W / 42.73722°N 94.66861°WCoordinates: 42°44′14″N 94°40′7″W / 42.73722°N 94.66861°W |
| Built | 1923 |
| Architect | Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000264[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Pocahontas County Courthouse located in Pocahontas, Iowa, United States, was built in 1923. 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 building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
History
The first county seat for Pocahontas County was located at a place called Old Rolfe.[2] The courthouse there was a brick building on a stone foundation that also served as a schoolhouse. The bricks for the building were made of local clay.[2] The county seat was moved to Pocahontas in 1875. A new courthouse was built there for $2,600.[3] The present courthouse was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson in the Classical Revival style.[1] The building was completed in 1923 and it was constructed of brick and Bedford stone.
References
- 1 2 3 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "Pocahontas County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 158. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
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