Clay County Courthouse (Iowa)
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Clay County Courthouse | |
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| Location | 4th St. and 3rd Ave., Spencer, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 43°8′31″N 95°8′52″W / 43.14194°N 95.14778°WCoordinates: 43°8′31″N 95°8′52″W / 43.14194°N 95.14778°W |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000229 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Clay County Courthouse, located in Spencer, Iowa, United States, was built in 1901. 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.
History
A commission chose Spencer Township as Clay County’s first county seat. Voters chose Peterson instead and allocated $6,000 for a courthouse.[2] When the contractor turned in a bill for $7,500 he was paid $6,000.[2] In 1871 the county seat was moved to Spencer and a courthouse was built for $1,333.[2] It became too small and another courthouse was built for $4,435. The old courthouse was used for a barn, a cement block factory and then remade into two houses. The present courthouse was begun in 1900 and built at a cost of $60,000.[2] The red stone Classical Revival building features a bronze covered dome.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Clay County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
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