Page County Courthouse (Iowa)

Page County Courthouse
Location Main St.
Clarinda, Iowa
Coordinates 40°44′12″N 95°2′13″W / 40.73667°N 95.03694°W / 40.73667; -95.03694Coordinates: 40°44′12″N 95°2′13″W / 40.73667°N 95.03694°W / 40.73667; -95.03694
Built 1887
Architect William Foster, William Butler
Architectural style Italianate
MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 81000262 [1]
Added to NRHP July 2, 1981

The Page County Courthouse in Clarinda, Iowa, United States was built in 1887. 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 first building erected to house county business in Page County was destroyed, along with county records, in a fire in 1858.[2] Two years prior to that a two-story frame building was constructed as a courthouse, but the space provided inadequate and court was held in churches and school buildings. In 1873 a simple building was constructed on the town square in Clarinda for $7,456.[1]

The foundations for the current courthouse were laid in 1885 and the building, completed in 1887, cost $86,500 to construct.[3] The state fire marshal ordered the removal of the clock tower in 1950 because of falling bricks. It was removed in 1951 and replaced with a wrought iron railing and flag pole.[4] The courthouse was gutted in a fire on December 11, 1991. A bond issue was passed by voters in August 1992 for $875,000 and another $175,000 in private donations was raised to replace the clock tower.[4] The restored courthouse was rededicated on June 5, 1994.

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Page County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  3. ↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 152. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
  4. 1 2 "Courthouse History". Page County, Iowa. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
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