Old Harrison County Courthouse (Iowa)
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Old Harrison County Courthouse | |
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| Location | 410 Locust St., Magnolia, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′38″N 95°52′18″W / 41.69389°N 95.87167°WCoordinates: 41°41′38″N 95°52′18″W / 41.69389°N 95.87167°W |
| Built | 1873 |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 83000365 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1983 |
The Old Harrison County Courthouse, located in Magnolia, Iowa, United States, was built in 1873. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 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.
History
Magnolia was chosen as Harrison County's first county seat. A log cabin served as the first courthouse.[2] It was destroyed in a fire along with the county records. A second courthouse was built in 1854. The county raised the funds for its construction by selling town lots.[3] The building was condemned as unsafe in 1873, and the county’s third courthouse was built the same year. It is a two story frame building that served the county for three years until Logan was named the county seat in 1876.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ "Harrison County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ "Courthouse History". Harrison County, Iowa. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
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