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Poweshiek County Courthouse
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| Location: | 302 E. Main St., Montezuma, Iowa |
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| Built: | 1859 |
| Architect: | Drake & Dryden |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 81000266 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 2, 1981 |
The Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa, United States was built in 1859. 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.
Poweshiek County’s first courthouse was a two-story frame building constructed on the northeast corner of the town square in 1850.[2] It served the community as a school, church and meeting place as well as a courthouse. In time the building was remodeled as a house. The present Greek Revival building was built for $1,928.15 in 1856.[2] An addition was added to the building in 1890 and major repair work was completed in 1933.
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