Jefferson County Courthouse (Iowa)

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Jefferson County Courthouse
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LocationCourt St. between Briggs and Hempstead Aves.
Fairfield, Iowa
Coordinates 41°0′37″N91°57′55″W / 41.01028°N 91.96528°W / 41.01028; -91.96528 Coordinates: 41°0′37″N91°57′55″W / 41.01028°N 91.96528°W / 41.01028; -91.96528
Arealess than one acre
Built1893
ArchitectH.C. Koch
Architectural style Romanesque
MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP reference No. 81000250 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1981

The Jefferson County Courthouse located in Fairfield, Iowa, United States was built from 1890 to 1893. 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 third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

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History

Jefferson County's first courthouse was built in 1840. [2] It was a two-story frame structure with a gabled roof. After its use as a courthouse, the building housed skilled craftsmen until it was destroyed in a fire in 1916. It was replaced by a 70-by-40-foot (21 by 12 m) structure that was built of brick in 1851. [3] By 1875 the building was in poor condition and court sessions were held in Harmony Church. [2] The courthouse was abandoned in 1880. A poor economy delayed the construction of a new courthouse with three successive failed bond referendums. A special election on November 20, 1890, authorized construction. The Romanesque Revival building was completed three years later at a cost of $73,630.87. [2]

Architecture

The Jefferson County Courthouse is similar to the Montgomery County Courthouse in Red Oak, especially in its composition, facade treatment, and their clock towers. [4] The Milwaukee architectural firm H.C. Koch is believed to have designed both. The exterior is constructed in Cleveland grey sandstone on the first level and brick on the rest. The interior features woodwork in native oak. The clock tower roof was removed in 1948, and it has been subsequently restored.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jefferson County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  3. ↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 108. ISBN   0-87069-189-9.
  4. ↑ M.H. Bowers. "Jefferson County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved 2018-10-23. with photo
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