Marion County Courthouse (Iowa)
Marion County Courthouse
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Location | Main St. Knoxville, Iowa |
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Built | 1896 |
Architect | Charles A. Moses Mifflin E. Bell |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
NRHP Reference # | 81000256 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville, Iowa, United States was built in 1896. 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
Marion County was organized in 1845 and its first courthouse was built a year later.[2] It also served the community as a school and a church. The county sold the building for $928.[2] The second courthouse was built for around $20,000. It was a two-story brick structure that measured 48 by 70 feet (15 m × 21 m).[3] It was used for 40 years until it was declared unsafe to use. The present courthouse was completed in 1896 in the Romanesque Revival style. The three-story building was constructed in stone at a cost of $80,000.[2]
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- Government buildings completed in 1896
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Marion County, Iowa
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- County courthouses in Iowa
- Clock towers in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Iowa