Jasper County Courthouse (Newton, Iowa)

41.7 - 93.054166666667Koordinaten: 41 ° 42 '0 "N, 93 ° 3' 15 " W

The Jasper County Courthouse, the Courthouse of Jasper County in Newton, Iowa. It was built in 1909 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

History

First court was held in 1846 in Jasper County. The meetings were then held in a log cabin of a resident. The first was built for this purpose courthouse was built of wood in 1847, it had a greatest of five and a half to nine meters and the cost was $ 87.50 ( in today's prices: $ 2,656 ). . This building was later moved to a farm which was located closer to Newton. A second courthouse was built in 1857 of limestone and brick, with the construction of $ 26,600 ( in today's prices: $ 761,000 ). 1911 Built from 1909 third Court House was inaugurated; it is still used today. This building was also built of limestone, window and door panels, however, are made ​​of wood. The general and politician James B. Weaver wrote about the Court House in 1912 in his history of the county: " Long after the pages of this Countygeschichte are worn and yellowed by age, according to all human judgment, this building is still standing in all its glory ."

Building

The building has a length of 37 m and a width of 24.5 m. The clock tower on the building has a height of almost 43 m. The clock is located in it was installed with the money of private donors. The building's interior is tiled with ceramic and decorated with marble. It was renovated in 1986.

Documents

• Courthouse in the United States
• Building in Iowa
• Monument on the National Register of Historic Places (Iowa)
• Jasper County ( Iowa)
• Built in the 1900s