Built 1903 Architect E.N. Kinney | Built by C.E. Atkinson NRHP Reference # 81000261 | |
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Location 3rd Ave & 8th St.
Sibley, Iowa MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR | ||
The Osceola County Courthouse in Sibley, Iowa, United States was built in 1902. 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 second building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
History
Sibley was chosen as the Osceola County county seat because it was the first town established in the county. The first courthouse was a two-story frame building built in 1872 for $5,000. The present courthouse was designed by E.N. Kinney and built by C.E. Atkinson from 1902 to 1903. The building follows no definable architectural style. It featured a cupola with a clock and a statue of Justice on top. The building had major renovation projects in the 1920s and in 1961. The cupola, clock and statue have subsequently been removed.