Mills County Courthouse (Iowa)

Mills County Courthouse
Mills County Courthouse
	Mills County Courthouse
General information
Type	Courthouse
Architectural style	Modern
Address	418 E. Sharp St.
Town or city	Glenwood, Iowa
Country	United States
Coordinates	41°02′50″N95°44′33″W / 41.047084°N 95.742521°W
Construction started	1958
Completed	May 19, 1959
Technical details
Floor count	Two
Design and construction
Architecture firm	B.H. Backlund and Associates
Main contractor	Butler Construction Co.

Last updated April 24, 2019

The Mills County Courthouse is located in Glenwood, Iowa, United States. It is the second building the county has used for a courthouse and county business.

Glenwood, Iowa City in Iowa, United States

Glenwood is a city in and the county seat of Mills County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,269 in the 2010 census, a decline from 5,358 in the 2000 census.

History

Glenwood was named the county seat when Mills County was organized in 1851, but it was called Coonville at the time.^[1] The first courthouse was a two-story brick structure with a tin roof that was completed in 1857. It measured 50 by 45 feet (15 by 14 m).^[2] County offices were located on the main floor and the courtroom with its 20 feet (6.1 m) ceiling was located on the second floor. The courtroom was used for various public events in addition to court sessions. In 1910 an addition was built by W.S. Doan.

A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is used in Canada, China, Romania, Taiwan and the United States. County towns have a similar function in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, and historically in Jamaica.

Mills County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,059. The county seat is Glenwood. The county was formed in 1851 and named for Major Frederick Mills of Burlington, Iowa who was killed at the Battle of Churubusco during the Mexican–American War.

The present courthouse was begun in 1958 and completed the following year for $319,038.09.^[1] It is a two-story concrete and glass structure designed by B.H. Backlund and Associates and built by Butler Construction Co. The main entrance is in a small glass-enclosed portico. Colored panels are located between the windows. A metal hipped roof and roof dormers have subsequently been added to the building giving it more of a Post-modern appearance. A Modernist concrete clock tower is located next to the building.

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References

1 2 "Mills County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 136. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.

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[judicial-1] 1 2 "Mills County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-14.

[Stanek-2] Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 136. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.