Built 1902 Architect Kinney & Detweiler Opened 1902 Added to NRHP 2 July 1981 | Built by Emil Miller NRHP Reference # 81000263 Phone +1 712-546-6100 | |
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Address 215 4th Ave SE, Le Mars, IA 51031, USA Similar Osceola County Courthouse, Ida County Courthouse, Buena Vista County C, Humboldt County Courthouse, Pottawattamie County Courthouse | ||
The Plymouth County Courthouse located in Le Mars, Iowa, United States, was built in 1891. 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
The county’s first courthouse was located in Melbourne and part of the building housed a grocery store. The county seat was moved to Le Mars in 1872 after its citizens offered to build a new courthouse. It served the county for two years when another courthouse was built for $3,000. The present courthouse replaced it in 1902 after a $72,000 bond referendum passed. It was designed by Minneapolis architectural firm of Kinney & Detweiler and built by a local contractor Emil Miller. The exterior is constructed in red sandstone and featured a large cupola, which was later removed.