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Pocahontas County Courthouse
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| Location: | Court Square, Pocahontas, Iowa |
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| Built: | 1923 |
| Architect: | Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson |
| Architectural style: | Classical Revival |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 81000264 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 2, 1981 |
The Pocahontas County Courthouse located in Pocahontas, Iowa 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.
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.[2] 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 Bedford stone.
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