Appanoose County Courthouse

Appanoose County Courthouse
Location Centerville, Iowa
Coordinates 40°44′1.58″N 92°52′28.09″W / 40.7337722°N 92.8744694°W / 40.7337722; -92.8744694Coordinates: 40°44′1.58″N 92°52′28.09″W / 40.7337722°N 92.8744694°W / 40.7337722; -92.8744694
Built 1903
Built by W.M. Peatman
Architect Smith & Gage
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
Part of Courthouse Square Historic District (#97001291)
MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 81000225[1]
Added to NRHP July 2, 1981

The Appanoose County Courthouse is located in the county seat of Centerville, Iowa. The courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. In 1997 it was listed as a contributing property in the Courthouse Square Historic District.

History

The first structure used for court purposes in Appanoose County was also used as a storeroom and a blacksmith's shop.[2] The first true courthouse was a 24-by-20-foot (7.3 by 6.1 m) structure built in 1848 for $160 in Centerville.[3] After the county outgrew this building court sessions were held in the Methodist and Presbyterian churches while another courthouse was built. It was a two-story, brick building built for $23,000.[2] In 1891 it was declared unsafe and condemned.

The architects for the present courthouse was the Des Moines architectural firm Smith and Gage.[4] In February 1903 the contract, exclusive of heating and plumbing, was awarded to William Peatman, the amount of his bid being $69,900. The cornerstone was laid on May 21, 1903. The courthouse was dedicated on September 12, 1904, and rededicated in a festive ceremony on September 12, 2004.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2006-03-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Appanoose County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  3. ↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 14. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
  4. ↑ "Appanoose County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
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