Calhoun County Courthouse (Iowa)


Calhoun County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Court and 4th Sts. Rockwell City, Iowa
Coordinates	42°23′41″N 94°38′7″W / 42.39472°N 94.63528°W / 42.39472; -94.63528Coordinates: 42°23′41″N 94°38′7″W / 42.39472°N 94.63528°W / 42.39472; -94.63528
Built	1914
Architect	W.F. Gernanth
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference #	81000227^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1981

The Calhoun County Courthouse, located in Rockwell City, Iowa, United States, was built in 1914. 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 structure to house court functions and county administration.

History

Calhoun County was established 1855 and Lake City was chosen as the county seat the following year. The county seat moved to Rockwell City in 1877 and a new courthouse built for just over $2,000.^[2] It was destroyed by fire in 1884. The county rented a hotel and a building in town for $1 a day to house offices and functions. Officials built another courthouse in 1886 which they sold to a Catholic church when offices moved into the current courthouse in 1914. The Classical Revival structure was built for $116,200.^[3] The building is clad in limestone and the roof is composed of clay tiles.

References

1 2 National Park Service (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. 32. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
↑ "Calhoun County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-26.

County courthouses in Iowa

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List of counties in Iowa

National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, Iowa

Lake City	Central School Chicago and North Western Office Building/Passenger Depot-Lake City Lake City Community Memorial Building Lake City Public Library Lake City Water Standpipe Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge Smith Farmhouse Gen. Cass and Belle Smith House Peter and Mary Smith House

Rockwell City	Calhoun County Courthouse Perry C. and Mattie Forrest Holdoegel House Rockwell City Bridge

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Calhoun County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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