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Osceola County Courthouse (Iowa)

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that features two columns and a recessed entrance. Three circular windows are located above the second story windows. Each of the corners of the building also project from the main building and have arched windows on the second story. The interior may be the more significant part of the building. The
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because it was the first town established in the county. All of the wagon trails in the county led there after the railroad was completed there in 1872. The first courthouse was a two-story frame building built the same year for $ 5,000. There were shutters on all of the windows. The present
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The courthouse is a two-story stone structure built on a raised basement and capped with a flat roof. The basement level of the building is coarse stone. The south elevation has a projecting pavilion with a single-story
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in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the second building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
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courthouse was designed by E.N. Kinney and built by C.E. Atkinson from 1902 to 1903. The building follows no definable architectural style. It featured a
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on top. The building had major renovation projects in the 1920s and in 1961. The cupola, clock and statue were removed during the later renovation.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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is separated from the hallways by column screens. The rotunda also features wide
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
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National Register of Historic Places in Osceola County, Iowa
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Osceola County Courthouse (Iowa) is located in Iowa
Osceola County Courthouse (Iowa) is located in the United States
Sibley, Iowa
43°24′07.5″N 95°44′57.7″W / 43.402083°N 95.749361°W / 43.402083; -95.749361
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County Courthouses in Iowa TR
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Sibley, Iowa
National Register of Historic Places

Osceola County
county seat
cupola
Justice
portico
rotunda
friezes
balusters


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