Pocahontas County Courthouse (Iowa)
Pocahontas County Courthouse
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Courthouse in 2014
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Location | Court Square Pocahontas, Iowa |
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Built | 1923 |
Architect | Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 81000264[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Pocahontas County Courthouse located in Pocahontas, Iowa, United States, was built in 1923. 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
The first county seat for Pocahontas County was located at a place called Old Rolfe.[2] The courthouse there was a brick building on a stone foundation that also served as a schoolhouse. The bricks for the building were made of local clay.[2] The county seat was moved to Pocahontas in 1875. A new courthouse was built there for $2,600.[3] The present courthouse was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson in the Classical Revival style.[1] The building was completed in 1923 and it was constructed of brick and Bedford stone.