Henry County Courthouse (Iowa)


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

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Location	Washington St. Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Coordinates	40°57′56″N 91°33′12″W / 40.96556°N 91.55333°W / 40.96556; -91.55333Coordinates: 40°57′56″N 91°33′12″W / 40.96556°N 91.55333°W / 40.96556; -91.55333
Built	1914
Built by	English Brothers
Architectural style	Neoclassical
MPS	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference #	81000244^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 02, 1981

The Henry County Courthouse is in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States, the county seat of Henry County. It was built in 1914, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

History

The first buildings used by Henry County government when it was organized in 1837 was a series of log cabins. Plans for the first courthouse were accepted in June 1837, but construction of the 30-by-18-foot (9.1 by 5.5 m) structure was delayed and the building was not completed until 1839.^[2] The second courthouse was a remodeled version of Hill Hall, which was built in 1870. The present courthouse replaced it on the same property in 1914.^[3] It was built by English Brothers from Champaign, Illinois.

Architecture

The courthouse is a simplified version of the Neoclassical style.^[4] The large, engaged columns features capitals in the Doric order. A small pediment surmounts the main entrance. The windows have short, simplified surrounds. The parapet does not culminate in a cornice of any kind.

References

↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "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. 94. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
↑ "Henry County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
↑ "Henry County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

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Henry County Courthouse (Iowa)

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