Fremont County Courthouse (Iowa)
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Fremont County Courthouse | |
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Clay St. Sidney, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′45″N 95°38′37″W / 40.74583°N 95.64361°WCoordinates: 40°44′45″N 95°38′37″W / 40.74583°N 95.64361°W |
| Built | 1889 |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000238 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Fremont County Courthouse, located in Sidney, 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 second structure to house court functions and county administration.
History
The first county seat in Fremont County was Austin and court sessions were held in a storeroom. The county seat moved to Sydney in 1851 and commissioners erected a two-story brick building that featured a tower and a tin roof in 1860 for $40,000.[2] The structure was heavily damaged in an explosion in 1863. While the county spent money to repair the building the roof and second floor were too badly damaged.[3] The current courthouse is a two-story structure of brick with granite columns flanking the main entrance constructed in 1889. It features a central entry in a squat tower and several shed dormers along the roofline.
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 78. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
- ↑ "Fremont County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
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