Built 1909 Opened 1909 Architectural style Beaux-Arts architecture | NRHP Reference # 81000260 Phone +1 563-263-6511 Added to NRHP 2 July 1981 | |
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MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR Address 401 E 3rd St #3, Muscatine, IA 52761, USA Hours Closed now Tuesday8AM–4:30PMWednesday8AM–4:30PMThursday8AM–4:30PMFriday8AM–4:30PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–4:30PMSuggest an edit Similar Ida County Courthouse, Osceola County Courthouse, Louisa County Courthouse, Humboldt County Courthouse, Buena Vista County C | ||
The Muscatine County Courthouse in Muscatine, Iowa, United States was built in 1909. 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
Muscatine County was established in 1837 and Bloomington, as Muscatine was then called, was named the county seat. The first courthouse was built in 1840 of brick. It was constructed for $15,000. It was destroyed by fire and a second courthouse was built in 1867 for $29,000. The two-story building featured a dome and a statue of the goddess of justice.
The present court house was built beginning in 1907 in the same location as the previous courthouse. It was built in the Beaux Arts style.