Keokuk County Courthouse
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The Keokuk County Courthouse in Sigourney, Iowa
, United States
was built in 1911. 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.
built its first courthouse in Sigourney in 1845 for $218. The building, which was constructed of logs, also housed the jail and served as a schoolhouse, public hall and hotel. Lancaster became the county seat in the late 1840s and a two-story frame courthouse was built there in 1848. By the mid-1850s the county seat was back in Sigourney. A new courthouse was built in 1858 for $17,200. It was remodeled over the years until the present courthouse was begun in 1910. The building was constructed in the Classical Revival style and features a clock tower and cupola
. It was built at a cost of $150,000. .
Sigourney, Iowa
Sigourney is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,059 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Keokuk County.-History:...
, United States
United States
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was built in 1911. 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 fourth building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
History
Keokuk CountyKeokuk County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 10,511 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,931 housing units, of which 4,408 were occupied.-2000 census:...
built its first courthouse in Sigourney in 1845 for $218. The building, which was constructed of logs, also housed the jail and served as a schoolhouse, public hall and hotel. Lancaster became the county seat in the late 1840s and a two-story frame courthouse was built there in 1848. By the mid-1850s the county seat was back in Sigourney. A new courthouse was built in 1858 for $17,200. It was remodeled over the years until the present courthouse was begun in 1910. The building was constructed in the Classical Revival style and features a clock tower and cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
. It was built at a cost of $150,000. .