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Monona County Courthouse
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| Location: | Iowa Ave., Onawa, Iowa |
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| Built: | 1892 |
| Architect: | S. E. Moxon P. H. Wind |
| Architectural style: | Romanesque |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 81000257 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 2, 1981 |
The Monona County Courthouse, located in Onawa, Iowa, United States, was built in 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 second building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
The first county seat for Monona County was Ashton.[2] Onawa became the county seat in 1855 and the county offices were located in Mechanics’ Hall. The citizens of the town raised $12,500 for a courthouse in order to retain the county seat. After Onawa won a challenge against East Mapleton a $7,000 courthouse was built.[2] The present courthouse was built in 1892 in the Romanesque Revival style.[1]
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