Muscatine County Courthouse

Muscatine County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	3rd St. , Muscatine, Iowa
Coordinates:	41°25′28″N 91°2′35″W / 41.42444°N 91.04306°W / 41.42444; -91.04306Coordinates: 41°25′28″N 91°2′35″W / 41.42444°N 91.04306°W / 41.42444; -91.04306
Built:	1909
Architect:	J.E. Mills J.W. McAlpine
Architectural style:	Beaux Arts
Governing body:	County Government
MPS:	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference#:	81000260 [1]
Added to NRHP:	July 2, 1981

The Muscatine County Courthouse in Muscatine, Iowa, United States was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.^[1] The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

History

Muscatine County was established in 1837 and Bloomington, as Muscatine was then called, was named the county seat.^[2] The first courthouse was built in 1840 of brick. It was constructed for $15,000.^[2] It was destroyed by fire and a second courthouse was built in 1867 for $29,000.^[2] The two-story building featured a dome and a statue of the goddess of justice.

The present court house was built beginning in 1907 in the same location as the previous courthouse. It was built in the Beaux Arts style.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Muscatine County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. http://www.iowacourtsonline.org/wfdata/frame1759-1464/pressrel70.asp. Retrieved 2011-02-14.