Emmet County Courthouse (Iowa)

Emmet County Courthouse

Emmet County Courthouse
General information
Type Courthouse
Architectural style Modern
Address 609 1st Avenue North
Town or city Estherville, Iowa
Country United States
Coordinates 43°24′12″N 94°50′10″W / 43.403357°N 94.836049°W / 43.403357; -94.836049
Inaugurated September 1958
Technical details
Floor count Three

The Emmet County Courthouse is located at 609 1st Avenue North, in Estherville, Iowa. The current facility opened in September 1958 at a cost of $374,000 and replaced the earlier structure which had been in use since 1884.[1][2] The courthouse houses court and most administrative offices for Emmet County.

The three-story building is faced with tan brick and Indiana Limestone. The front facade is accented by deeply recessed windows framed by limestone-clad piers.

References

  1. "Emmet County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  2. Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 70. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.


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