Wayne County Courthouse (Iowa)

Wayne County Courthouse
Wayne County Courthouse
	Wayne County Courthouse
General information
Type	Courthouse
Architectural style	Modern
Address	N. Franklin Street
Town or city	Corydon, Iowa
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°45′28″N93°19′03″W / 40.757778°N 93.317600°W
Completed	1964
Technical details
Floor count	Two
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Frankhiser & Hutchens
Main contractor	Grabau Construction

Last updated February 01, 2021

The Wayne County Courthouse is located in Corydon, Iowa, United States. Three buildings have served Wayne County as its courthouse.

History

The first building was a two-story structure completed in 1856 for $600.^[1] Offices were located on the second floor and the courtroom was on the first floor. The citizens of Corydon raised $18,000 to build a new courthouse, and keep it in town.^[2] The two-story brick building with a clock tower was completed in 1890. The old courthouse was moved out of town and converted into a farmhouse. The present Modernist structure replaced it in 1964 for under $450,000.^[2] Frankhiser & Hutchens designed the building, and it was built by Grabau Construction.

The courthouse is a two-story concrete structure. The main facade is divided into four bays by concrete dividers. The main entrance is in the second bay that features a white concrete wall and a clock. The other bays are faced with dark brown brick with narrow windows. The north and south elevations are faced with white concrete. The roof is flat.

Footnotes

↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 192. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
1 2 "Wayne County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-14.

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[Stanek-1] Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 192. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.

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

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