Sac County Courthouse
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| Location | Main St. Sac City, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°25′21″N 94°59′17″W / 42.42250°N 94.98806°W |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | J.M. Russell |
| Architectural style | Vernacular Romanesque |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000268 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Sac County Courthouse in Sac City, Iowa, United States was built in 1889. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.[1] The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
History
The first Sac County courthouse was a two-story brick building that was constructed in 1860.[2][3] The second courthouse, which was built in 1873, was destroyed in a fire in 1888. The present courthouse was built in 1889. J.M. Russell designed the building that is basically vernacular architecture with a reference to the Romanesque in the entrances arches.[4] The county used $15,000 in insurance money and the same amount raised by county citizens to build the courthouse.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Sac County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 168. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
- ^ "Sac County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
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- Government buildings completed in 1889
- Sac City, Iowa
- Vernacular architecture in Iowa
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Sac County, Iowa
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- County courthouses in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Sac County, Iowa