Sac County Courthouse
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| Location | Main St., Sac City, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°25′16″N 94°59′33″W / 42.42111°N 94.99250°WCoordinates: 42°25′16″N 94°59′33″W / 42.42111°N 94.99250°W |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | J.M. Russell |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000268 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Sac County Courthouse in Sac City, Iowa, United States was built in 1889. 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.
History
The first Sac County courthouse was a two-story brick building that was constructed in 1860.[2] The second courthouse, which was built in 1873, was destroyed in a fire in 1888. The present courthouse was built in 1889. J.M. Russell designed the building in the Romanesque Revival style.[1] The county used $15,000 in insurance money and the same amount raised by county citizens to build the courthouse.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sac County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
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