Fayette County Courthouse (Iowa)
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The Fayette County Courthouse in West Union, Iowa
, United States
was built in 1923. 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 third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
was built in West Union for $8,000. It was a brick building that measured 40 by 60 feet. The county jail was located in the building and a prisoner set fire to the structure as he escaped in 1872. Another courthouse was built two years later. Because of growth in the county it had a successions of additions and improvements between 1894-1896. In 1922 this courthouse was also destroyed in a fire. The present courthouse was built the following year for $299,000. The Beaux Arts building was constructed in Bedford Stone
and the main entrance is solid bronze
.
West Union, Iowa
West Union is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,549 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fayette County...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
was built in 1923. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
History
The first courthouse in Fayette CountyFayette County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 20,880 in the county, with a population density of . There were 9,558 housing units, of which 8,634 were occupied.-2000 census:...
was built in West Union for $8,000. It was a brick building that measured 40 by 60 feet. The county jail was located in the building and a prisoner set fire to the structure as he escaped in 1872. Another courthouse was built two years later. Because of growth in the county it had a successions of additions and improvements between 1894-1896. In 1922 this courthouse was also destroyed in a fire. The present courthouse was built the following year for $299,000. The Beaux Arts building was constructed in Bedford Stone
Indiana Limestone
Indiana Limestone, also known as Bedford Limestone is a common regional term for Salem limestone, a geological formation primarily quarried in south central Indiana between Bloomington and Bedford....
and the main entrance is solid bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
.