Monona County Courthouse

Monona County Courthouse
Location Iowa Ave.
Onawa, Iowa
Coordinates 42°01′37.5″N 96°05′32.6″W / 42.027083°N 96.092389°W / 42.027083; -96.092389Coordinates: 42°01′37.5″N 96°05′32.6″W / 42.027083°N 96.092389°W / 42.027083; -96.092389
Area less than one acre
Built 1892
Architect S. E. Moxon
P. H. Wind
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 81000257 [1]
Added to NRHP July 2, 1981

The Monona County Courthouse, located in Onawa, Iowa, United States, was built in 1892. 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 second building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

History

The first county seat for Monona County was Ashton.[2] Onawa became the county seat in 1855 and the county offices were located in Mechanics’ Hall. The citizens of the town raised $12,500 for a courthouse in order to retain the county seat. After Onawa won a challenge against East Mapleton a $7,000 courthouse was completed in 1858.[2][3] The present courthouse was built in 1892 in the Romanesque Revival style.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 140. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
  3. ↑ History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement and Growth. Western Publishing Company. 1882. p. 249.
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