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Washington County Courthouse
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| Location: | N. B Ave., Washington, Iowa |
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| Built: | 1887 |
| Architect: | Foster & Liebbe T. Colwell, et al.; |
| Architectural style: | Romanesque |
| Governing body: | Local |
| MPS: | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 81000273 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 2, 1981 |
The Washington County Courthouse in Washington, Iowa, United States was built in 1887. 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.
Washington County’s first courthouse was a 18 by 28 foot frame building built in $759.[2] It was used as a school house and church as well as a courthouse. The second courthouse was built in 1847. The present courthouse was built for $75,000 in 1887.[2] It was constructed of locally made bricks and was trimmed in stone. The clock tower on the southwest corner of the building holds a bell that is made of bronze, tin and brass.[2]
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