Hardin County Courthouse (Iowa)
Hardin County Courthouse | |
NRHP reference No. | 81000242 [1] |
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Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Hardin County Courthouse, located in Eldora, Iowa, United States, was built in 1892. The courthouse is the third building to house court functions and county administration. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1] In 2010 it was included as a contributing property in the Eldora Downtown Historic District.[2]
History
The first courthouse in Hardin County was a two-story frame structure built in 1856.[3] It was destroyed in a fire in October of the same year and a new courthouse replaced it the following year. The current courthouse opened in 1892 at a cost of $48,000.[4]
In 1921, the roof and tower were damaged by a fire which spread from the adjacent Wisner Opera House. In 1967, the state fire marshall declared the structure unsafe. The following year, voters approved a bond sale to fund repairs. Work included replacing electrical, mechanical systems and windows; filling-in the central rotunda; replacing wood beams and floors with concrete and steel and installing an elevator. County workers vacated the building in July 1969 and returned to the renewed facility in October 1970. The final cost ran to $422,000, supplemented by private donations for landscaping.[5]
Architecture
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Rebecca Lawin McCarley. "Eldora Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
- ^ "Hardin County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ a b "The Present Hardin County Courthouse". Hardin County. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ^ "Hardin County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- ^ M.H. Bowers. "Hardin County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-09-25. with photo