Ringgold County Courthouse
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The Ringgold County Courthouse in Mount Ayr, Iowa
, United States
was built in 1927. 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.
courthouse was constructed in 1856. It was destroyed in a tornado
two years later. A frame building was constructed for the second courthouse and the county paid $3,500 to have it built. The third courthouse was under construction when it was destroyed in a fire on Thanksgiving Day 1889. The new courthouse was a brick and stone building that was built for $36,455. That building was condemned in 1921. It was given, along with $500 to a house wrecker to be torn down. Voters approved a new courthouse in 1926. The three-story brick building measures 86 by 91 feet and was built at a cost of $132,533.
Mount Ayr, Iowa
Mount Ayr is a city in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,822 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ringgold County.-Geography:Mount Ayr's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 40.714210, -94.236892...
, United States
United States
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was built in 1927. 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
The first Ringgold CountyRinggold County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 5,131 in the county, with a population density of . There were 2,613 housing units, of which 2,047 were occupied.-2000 census:...
courthouse was constructed in 1856. It was destroyed in a tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
two years later. A frame building was constructed for the second courthouse and the county paid $3,500 to have it built. The third courthouse was under construction when it was destroyed in a fire on Thanksgiving Day 1889. The new courthouse was a brick and stone building that was built for $36,455. That building was condemned in 1921. It was given, along with $500 to a house wrecker to be torn down. Voters approved a new courthouse in 1926. The three-story brick building measures 86 by 91 feet and was built at a cost of $132,533.