Sac County Courthouse
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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. The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
courthouse was a two-story brick building that was constructed in 1860. 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 in the Romanesque Revival style. The county used $15,000 in insurance money and the same amount raised by county citizens to build the courthouse.
Sac City, Iowa
Sac City is a city in and the county seat of Sac County, Iowa, United States, located in the rolling hills along the valley of the North Raccoon River, in one of America's prime agricultural regions. U.S. Route 20 bisects the city, forming its Main Street, and the city is one of 45 designated Main...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
was built in 1889. 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 Sac CountySac County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 10,350 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,429 housing units, of which 4,482 were occupied.-2000 census:...
courthouse was a two-story brick building that was constructed in 1860. 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 in the Romanesque Revival style. The county used $15,000 in insurance money and the same amount raised by county citizens to build the courthouse.