Franklin County Courthouse (Iowa)

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Franklin County Courthouse in 1982
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Franklin County Courthouse (Iowa)
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LocationCentral Ave. and 1st St., NW., Hampton, Iowa
Coordinates 42°44′29″N93°12′32″W / 42.74139°N 93.20889°W / 42.74139; -93.20889
Arealess than one acre
Built1891
Architect T.D. Allen
Architectural style Romanesque
Part of Hampton Double Square Historic District (ID03000834)
MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR (AD)
NRHP reference No. 76000772 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 13, 1976

The Franklin County Courthouse in Hampton, Iowa, United States was built in 1891. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1] In 2003 it was included as a contributing property in the Hampton Double Square Historic District. [2] The courthouse is the third facility to house court functions and county administration.

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History

Initially, Franklin County business was enacted in the home of Judge James B. Reeve. County commissioners selected a place called Jefferson as the county seat in deference to Judge Reeve who was from Jefferson, Ohio. However, a county commissioner opposed the proposal, and with the backing of county residents, Hampton was designated as the county seat. In 1857, commissioners built a single-story frame building to serve as the initial courthouse. Subsequently, they sold it to a church, which converted it into a residence. Eventually, it was repurposed as a stable. County records were kept at a school until a new courthouse built of stone was constructed in the middle of the square. It measured 48 by 70 feet (15 m × 21 m) and cost $12,500. [3] The present Romanesque Revival building, by Minneapolis architect T.D. Allen, was completed in 1891 at a cost of $60,000. [4] The courthouse is a fine example of the Romanesque Revival style popular in the late 19th century. It was built during a transitional period of county government that saw movement from simple utilitarian structures to more elaborate structures that reflected the need for more space and bestowed a sense of dignity to its work. [5]

Architecture

The courthouse is a two-story brick structure built over a raised basement. It is roughly rectangular in shape, and measures 102 by 76 feet (31 m × 23 m). [5] The high foundation of the building and surround of the large round-arch main entrance is composed of rusticated stone. All of the windows feature stone ornamentation with rusticated stone surrounds on the first-floor windows. The building also features a machicolated cornice and clusters of circular chimneys. It is capped with a hipped roof and a tall domed clock tower. The tower itself has a four-faced clock and a statue of a classical figure at each corner of the bell chamber. A statue of Lady Justice is on top of the dome.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Molly Myers Naumann. "Hampton Double Square Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. "Franklin County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  4. Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 76. ISBN   0-87069-189-9.
  5. 1 2 James C. Fox. "Franklin County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved 2018-09-13. with photos