Poweshiek County Courthouse

Poweshiek County Courthouse

Front of the courthouse
Location 302 E. Main St.
Montezuma, Iowa
Coordinates 41°35′7.332″N 92°31′29.532″W / 41.58537000°N 92.52487000°W / 41.58537000; -92.52487000Coordinates: 41°35′7.332″N 92°31′29.532″W / 41.58537000°N 92.52487000°W / 41.58537000; -92.52487000
Built 1859
Architect Drake & Dryden
Architectural style Greek Revival
Part of Montezuma Downtown Historic District (#12000131)
MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 81000266 [1]
Added to NRHP July 2, 1981

The Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa, United States was built in 1859. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.[1] In 2012 it was listed as a contributing property in the Montezuma Downtown Historic District.[2] The courthouse is the second building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

History

Poweshiek County’s first courthouse was a two-story frame building constructed on the northeast corner of the town square in 1850.[3] It served the community as a school, church and meeting place as well as a courthouse. In time the building was remodeled as a house. The present building was built for $1,928.15 in 1856.[4] Drake & Dryden designed and built the Greek Revival structure, which is one of the oldest courthouses and one of few that are left in this architectural style in Iowa.[5] An addition was added to the building in 1890 and major repair work was completed in 1933.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Historical Preservation". Montezuma, Iowa. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  3. ↑ "Poweshiek County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  4. ↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 164. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
  5. ↑ "Poweshiek County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
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