Story County Courthouse (Iowa)

Story County Justice Center
Story County Justice Center
	Story County Justice Center
General information
Type	Courthouse/Jail
Architectural style	Modern
Address	1315 S. B Ave.
Town or city	Nevada, Iowa
Country	United States
Coordinates	42°00′41″N93°26′33″W / 42.011251°N 93.442398°W
Completed	2002
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Wells, Kastner, Schipper
Main contractor	Woodruff Construction Company

Last updated February 25, 2019

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The Story County Courthouse, also known as the Story County Justice Center, is located in Nevada, Iowa, United States. It is the fourth building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

Nevada is a city in and the county seat of Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,798 in the 2010 census, an increase from 6,658 in the 2000 census. It is also part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area. Nine miles west of Nevada is Ames which is much larger in population. Nonetheless, Nevada is the county seat with all Story County offices located there. The city's name is pronounced differently from the state with the same name.

History

Initially, court functions in Story County were held in a commercial building that had never been occupied.^[1] The first courthouse was a frame structure built in 1854. It was also used as a public hall and occasionally as a school. It was destroyed by fire in 1864 and replaced by a similar structure. In 1877 a three-story brick courthouse with a corner tower was dedicated. It served as the courthouse until 1968 when a $1,000,000 Modernist structure replaced it on the same square.^[1] In 1998 voters in the county passed a $12.7 million bond referendum to build the current Justice Center.^[2] Completed in 2002, it houses courtrooms, county attorney's offices, clerk of court, and judge's offices on one side of the building, and the sheriff's offices, jail, and jail support on the other. The 1968 courthouse was renovated at the same time as the county administration building.

Story County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,542. The county seat is Nevada.

Modern architecture broad type of architecture

Modern architecture, or modernist architecture was based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel and reinforced concrete; the idea that form should follow function; an embrace of minimalism; and a rejection of ornament. It emerged in the first half of the 20th century and became dominant after World War II until the 1980s, when it was gradually replaced as the principal style for institutional and corporate buildings by postmodern architecture.

A county attorney in many areas of the United States is the chief legal officer for a county or local judicial district. It is usually an elected position. The role of the county attorney can be similar to or complementary to that of a local state's attorney, commonwealth's attorney or district attorney.

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References

1 2 Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 176. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
↑ "Story County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-14.

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[Stanek-1] 1 2 Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 176. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.

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