O'Brien County Courthouse
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O’Brien County Courthouse | |
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| Location |
Fir Ave. Primghar, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 43°5′12″N 95°37′38″W / 43.08667°N 95.62722°WCoordinates: 43°5′12″N 95°37′38″W / 43.08667°N 95.62722°W |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect |
Smith & Loeffer J.E. Lovejoy |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000656 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The O’Brien County Courthouse located in Primghar, Iowa was built in 1891. 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
The county’s first courthouse was a log building built on a farm for about $2,000 in 1860.[2][3] It was later moved to a different location where it served as a schoolhouse, blacksmith shop and a stable. The county’s second courthouse was completed in April 1874 for about $2,000 as well.[2] It was built in the recently established county seat of Primghar. It was replaced by the third courthouse that was built in 1887 for $6,000.[2] The building measured 50 by 54 feet (15 by 16 m).[3] An addition was built on to the structure in 1902 to recreate additional space for the county government. The present courthouse was completed in 1915 for $159,000.[2] The Beaux Arts style building is three-stories tall and the exterior is clad in Bedford stone. The corridors in the interior are made of marble and the handrails in the stairways are finished in bronze.[2]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "O’Brien County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- 1 2 Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 116. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
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