Henry County Courthouse (Iowa)
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| Location | Washington St. Mount Pleasant, Iowa |
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| Built | 1914 |
| Built by | English Brothers |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000244[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 02, 1981 |
The Henry County Courthouse is located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States, the county seat of Henry County. It was built in 1914, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
History
[edit | edit source]The first buildings used by Henry County government when it was organized in 1837 was a series of log cabins in Mount Pleasant. This was a typical practice of most counties in Iowa.[2] Plans for the first courthouse were accepted in June 1837, but construction of the 30-by-18-foot (9.1 by 5.5 m) structure was delayed and the building was not completed until 1839. The second courthouse was a remodeled version of Hill Hall, which was built in 1870. The present courthouse replaced it on the same property in 1914.[3] It was built by English Brothers from Champaign, Illinois.
Architecture
[edit | edit source]The courthouse is a simplified version of the Neoclassical style.[4] The large, engaged columns features capitals in the Doric order. A small pediment surmounts the main entrance. The windows have short, simplified surrounds. The parapet does not culminate in a cornice of any kind.
See also
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- Government buildings completed in 1914
- Buildings and structures in Mount Pleasant, Iowa
- County courthouses in Iowa
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Henry County, Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Henry County, Iowa
- Neoclassical architecture in Iowa