Plymouth County Courthouse (Iowa)

Plymouth County Courthouse
Location E. 3rd Ave.
Le Mars, Iowa
Coordinates 42°47′23.8″N 96°09′41.6″W / 42.789944°N 96.161556°W / 42.789944; -96.161556Coordinates: 42°47′23.8″N 96°09′41.6″W / 42.789944°N 96.161556°W / 42.789944; -96.161556
Built 1902
Built by Emil Miller
Architect Kinney & Detweiler
MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 81000263[1]
Added to NRHP July 2, 1981

The Plymouth County Courthouse located in Le Mars, Iowa, United States, was built in 1891. 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 fourth building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

History

The county’s first courthouse was located in Melbourne and part of the building housed a grocery store.[2] The county seat was moved to Le Mars in 1872 after its citizens offered to build a new courthouse. It served the county for two years when another courthouse was built for $3,000.[2] The present courthouse replaced it in 1902 after a $72,000 bond referendum passed.[3] It was designed by Minneapolis architectural firm of Kinney & Detweiler and built by a local contractor Emil Miller.[4][5] The exterior is constructed in red sandstone and featured a large cupola, which was later removed.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Plymouth County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  3. "Historical Facts about Plymouth County". Plymouth County, Iowa. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  4. "Plymouth County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  5. Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 114. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
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