Clay County Courthouse (Iowa)


Clay County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	4th St. and 3rd Ave. Spencer, Iowa
Coordinates	43°08′30.5″N 95°8′53.6″W / 43.141806°N 95.148222°W / 43.141806; -95.148222Coordinates: 43°08′30.5″N 95°8′53.6″W / 43.141806°N 95.148222°W / 43.141806; -95.148222
Built	1901
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference #	81000229 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1981

The Clay County Courthouse, located in Spencer, Iowa, United States, was built in 1901. 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

A commission chose Spencer Township as Clay County’s first county seat. Voters chose Peterson instead and allocated $6,000 for a courthouse. When the contractor submitted a bill for $7,500 he received $6,900.^[2] In 1871, the county seat moved to Spencer and officials constructed a courthouse for $1,333. The offices gradually outgrew the structure and they constructed a new courthouse for $4,435. The old courthouse was used for a barn, a cement block factory and then remodeled into two houses. Construction of the present facility began in 1900 the total cost was $60,000.^[3] The red stone Classical Revival building features a bronze covered dome.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 48. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
↑ "Clay County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-26.

County courthouses in Iowa

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List of counties in Iowa

National Register of Historic Places in Clay County, Iowa

Dickens	Logan Center School No.5

Peterson	Philip and Anna Parrish Kirchner Log House Wanata State Park Picnic Shelter

Spencer	Adams-Higgins House Clay County Courthouse Grand Avenue Historic Commercial District Little Sioux River Bridge North Grand Avenue Residential Historic District Spencer High School and Auditorium

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Clay County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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