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Ringgold County Courthouse
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| Location: | Madison St., Mount Ayr, Iowa |
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| Built: | 1927 |
| Architectural style: | Tudor Revival |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 81000268 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 2, 1981 |
The Ringgold County Courthouse in Mount Ayr, Iowa, United States was built in 1927. 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 fourth building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
The first Ringgold County courthouse was constructed in 1856.[2] It was destroyed in a tornado two years later. A frame building was constructed for the second courthouse and the county paid $3,500 to have it built.[2] The third courthouse was under construction when it was destroyed in a fire on Thanksgiving Day 1889. The new courthouse was a brick and stone building that was built for $36,455. That building was condemned in 1921. It was given, along with $500 to a house wrecker to be torn down.[2] Voters approved a new courthouse in 1926. The three-story brick building measures 86 by 91 feet and was built at a cost of $132,533.[2]
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