O'Brien County Courthouse

O'Brien County Courthouse
O’Brien County Courthouse
O'Brien County Courthouse is located in Iowa
Location: Fir Ave., Primghar, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°5′12″N 95°37′38″W / 43.08667°N 95.62722°W / 43.08667; -95.62722Coordinates: 43°5′12″N 95°37′38″W / 43.08667°N 95.62722°W / 43.08667; -95.62722
Built: 1917
Architect: Smith & Loeffer
J.E. Lovejoy
Architectural style: Beaux Arts
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 81000656 [1]
Added to NRHP: July 2, 1981

The O’Brien County Courthouse located in Primghar, Iowa was built in 1891. 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 fourth building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

History

The county’s first courthouse was a log building built on a farm for about $2,000 in 1860.[2] It was later moved to a different location where it served as a schoolhouse, blacksmith shop and a stable. The county’s second courthouse was completed in April 1874 for about $2,000 as well. [2] It was built in the recently established county seat of Primghar. It was replaced by the third courthouse that was built in 1887 for $6,000.[2] The building measured 50 by 54 feet.[2] An addition was built on to the structure in 1902 to recreate additional space for the county government. The present courthouse was completed in 1915 for $159,000.[2] The Beaux Arts style building is three-stories tall and the exterior is clad in Bedford stone. The corridors in the interior are made of marble and the handrails in the stairways are finished in bronze.

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