Built 1896 Opened 1896 Architectural style Romanesque architecture Architect Mifflin E. Bell | NRHP Reference # 81000256 Phone +1 641-828-2231 Added to NRHP 2 July 1981 | |
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Location Main St.
Knoxville, Iowa MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR Address 214 E Main St, Knoxville, IA 50138, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8AM–4:30PMTuesday8AM–4:30PMWednesday8AM–4:30PMThursday8AM–4:30PMFriday8AM–4:30PMSaturdayClosed Similar Osceola County Courthouse, Pottawattamie County Courthouse, Lucas County Courthouse, Ida County Courthouse, Humboldt County Courthouse | ||
The Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville, Iowa, United States was built in 1896. 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 third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
History
Marion County was organized in 1845 and its first courthouse was built a year later. It also served the community as a school and a church. The county sold the building for $928. The second courthouse was built for around $20,000. It was a two-story brick structure that measured 48 by 70 feet (15 m × 21 m). It was used for 40 years until it was declared unsafe to use. The present courthouse was completed in 1896 in the Romanesque Revival style. The three-story building was constructed in stone at a cost of $80,000.