Story County Courthouse (Iowa)

Story County Justice Center

Story County Justice Center.jpg
General information
Type Courthouse/Jail
Architectural style Modern
Address 1315 S. B Ave.
Town or city Nevada, Iowa
Country United States
Coordinates 42°00′41″N 93°26′33″W / 42.011251°N 93.442398°W / 42.011251; -93.442398
Completed 2002

The Story County Courthouse, also known as the Story County Justice Center, is located in Nevada, Iowa, United States. Initially, court functions in Story County were held in a commercial building that had never been occupied.[1] The first courthouse was a frame structure built in 1854. It was also used as a public hall and occasionally as a school. It was destroyed by fire in 1864 and replaced by a similar structure. In 1877 a three-story brick courthouse with a corner tower was dedicated. It served as the courthouse until 1968 when a $1,000,000 Modernist structure replaced it on the same square.[1] In 1998 voters in the county passed a $12.7 million bond referendum to build the current Justice Center.[2] Completed in 2002, it houses courtrooms, county attorney's offices, clerk of court, and judge's offices on one side of the building, and the sheriff's offices, jail and jail support on the other. The 1968 courthouse was renovated at the same time as the county administration building.

References

  1. 1 2 Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 176. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
  2. "Story County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
The Story County Administration Building was formerly the courthouse.
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