Clarke County Courthouse (Iowa)

	Clarke County Courthouse
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	100 S. Main St.; Osceola, Iowa
Coordinates	41°2′2.9″N 93°46′0.2″W / 41.034139°N 93.766722°W
Built	1956
Architectural style	Modern
Part of	Osceola Commercial Historic District (ID100001971)
Added to NRHP	January 19, 2018

The Clarke County Courthouse is located in Osceola, Iowa, United States. It is the third building used for court functions and county administration in Clarke County.

History

On August 8, 1851, three commissioners choose the site that would become Osceola as the county seat. They purchased the land from George W. How for $100.^[2] The first courthouse was a two-story frame building that occupied a corner lot. It was built for $1,600. It had to be abandoned in 1883 because the toll that wind and weather had taken on the structure. It was replaced by a 2½-story brick structure in 1892 that was built on the public square, which up to that point had been a park. The Romanesque Revival building featured a tall clock tower.^[3] The county outgrew that building and the present Modern structure was completed in 1956. A $275,000 bond had been issued for its construction.^[4] The structure is composed of a single story section and a two-story section. It is located on the same expansive square in the middle of the central business district as the former courthouse. In 2018 the building and the square were included as contributing properties in the Osceola Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

References

^ "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. January 26, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
^ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 46. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
^ "History of Clarke County". Clarke County. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
^ "Clarke County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
^ "Downtown Osceola added to National Register of Historic Places". Osceola Sentinel-Tribune. Osceola, Iowa. February 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

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[NPS-1] "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. January 26, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

[Stanek-2] Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 46. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.

[clarke-3] "History of Clarke County". Clarke County. Retrieved 2018-08-09.

[iowa-4] "Clarke County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-12.

[osceola-5] "Downtown Osceola added to National Register of Historic Places". Osceola Sentinel-Tribune. Osceola, Iowa. February 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

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