Tama County Courthouse

Tama County Courthouse
Location State St.
Toledo, Iowa
Coordinates 41°59′49″N 92°34′39″W / 41.99694°N 92.57750°W / 41.99694; -92.57750Coordinates: 41°59′49″N 92°34′39″W / 41.99694°N 92.57750°W / 41.99694; -92.57750
Built 1866
Built by P.B. McCullough; H.B. Belton
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 81000269[1]
Added to NRHP July 02, 1981

The Tama County Courthouse is located in Toledo, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

History

The first courthouse for Tama County was a two-story frame structure built in 1854 for $1,300.[2] The present courthouse is a Victorian Romanesque style building completed in 1866.[3] The final construction cost was $22,000, but the county had accepted a $5,000 bid and that is what they paid.[4] Its foundation is stone and the exterior walls are covered with brick. The belfry can be reached from a stairway on the second floor.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 178. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
  3. ↑ "Tama County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  4. ↑ "Tama County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
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