Montgomery County Courthouse (Iowa)
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Montgomery County Courthouse | |
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| Location |
Coolbaugh and 2nd Sts. Red Oak, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°0′34″N 95°13′50″W / 41.00944°N 95.23056°WCoordinates: 41°0′34″N 95°13′50″W / 41.00944°N 95.23056°W |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | Richard & Co. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000259 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Montgomery County Courthouse in Red Oak, Iowa, United States 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 third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
History
Montgomery County’s first county seat was Frankfort and the courthouse there was a room in a log cabin.[2] A dining room set was used for the furniture and the jury deliberated outside.[2] It was replaced by a two-story building that was built for $1,000.[2] When the county seat was moved to Red Oak the building was put on a sled and thirty yoke of oxen pulled through a blizzard to its new site on the town square.[2] The cornerstone for the present courthouse was laid on July 4, 1890 and construction was completed a year later. The Romanesque Revival style building was built at a cost of $100,000.[3]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 4 "Montgomery County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 142. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
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