Franklin County Courthouse (Iowa)

Franklin County Courthouse
Location Central Ave. and 1st St., NW., Hampton, Iowa
Coordinates 42°44′29″N 93°12′32″W / 42.74139°N 93.20889°W / 42.74139; -93.20889Coordinates: 42°44′29″N 93°12′32″W / 42.74139°N 93.20889°W / 42.74139; -93.20889
Built 1891
Architect T.D. Allen
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 76000772 [1]
Added to NRHP August 13, 1976

The Franklin County Courthouse in Hampton, Iowa, United States was built in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.[1] The courthouse is the third facility to house court functions and county administration.

History

Initially, Franklin County business was enacted in the home of Judge James B. Reeve. County commissioners selected a place called Jefferson as the county seat in deference to Judge Reeve who was from Jefferson, Ohio. However, one county commissioner disagreed with the proposal and Hampton became the county seat. Commissioners constructed a frame building in 1857 to serve as the first courthouse. They later sold it to a church, which used it as a home and stable. County records were kept at a school until a new courthouse built of stone was constructed in the middle of the square. It measured 48 by 70 feet (15 m × 21 m) and cost $12,500.[2] The present Romanesque Revival building, by architect T.D. Allen, was completed in 1891 at a cost of $60,000.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Franklin County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  3. Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 76. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, December 28, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.