Dickinson County Courthouse (Iowa)
| Dickinson County Courthouse | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Courthouse |
| Architectural style | Post-modern |
| Address | 1802 Hill Ave. |
| Town or city | Spirit Lake, Iowa |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 43°25′20″N 95°06′12″W / 43.422086°N 95.103305°W |
| Construction started | August 2004 |
| Inaugurated | June, 2009 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Two |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | RDG Planning and Design |
Dickinson County Courthouse (former) | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The former Dickinson County Courthouse in 2006 | |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000235 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981[1] |
| Removed from NRHP | September 13, 2006 |
The Dickinson County Courthouse is located at 1802 Hill Avenue in Spirit Lake, Iowa. It replaced an earlier structure completed in 1891.[2] Voters authorized spending for the current facility in 2003 after three failed attempts and it was dedicated in June 2009. The facility is two-story, faced with red brick and limestone accents and features large windows on its curved front façade. Adjacent is a tower at the same location of the tower of the former courthouse and visually similar. It houses information on county history, attractions and veterans named on the nearby memorial.[3]
The former courthouse, the county's third, opened in 1891 at a cost of $15,000 to replace an earlier facility that had become unusable. T. D. Allen designed the structure in a Romanesque Revival style featuring a square tower with hip roof on one corner. It was expanded in 1957, 1976 and 1978 to accommodate the growing county government.[4] This structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was razed in 2006.[5]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Dickinson County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ^ Wolf, Anitra. "Courthouse tower honors history, guides visitors". Dickinson County News. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ^ "Dickinson County Courthouse in Spirit Lake". Iowa County Courthouses. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ^ "IOWA - Dickinson County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
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