Built 1893 Architectural style Romanesque Revival | Architect Foster & Liebbe NRHP Reference # 81000247 | |
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Location Court Ave.
Marengo, Iowa MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR | ||
The Iowa County Courthouse in Marengo, Iowa, United States was built in 1893. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the fourth building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
History
Iowa County’s first courthouse was a one-room building constructed in 1847. The county board of supervisors decided the building was not sufficient and they had another building built and it was completed in 1851. It became too small within ten years and a third courthouse was built for $2,000. The present Romanesque Revival building was built for $57,608.16. The county raised $50,000 for construction by auctioning off swampland. The building is constructed of Berea Sandstone and features a 137-foot (42 m) tower. The courthouse was dedicated on December 20, 1893.