Wright County Courthouse (Iowa)


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

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Location	Central Ave. Clarion, Iowa
Coordinates	42°43′56″N 93°43′55″W / 42.73222°N 93.73194°W / 42.73222; -93.73194Coordinates: 42°43′56″N 93°43′55″W / 42.73222°N 93.73194°W / 42.73222; -93.73194
Built	1892
Built by	E.D. Jones & Co.
Architect	W.R. Parsons & Son
Architectural style	Vernacular
MPS	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference #	81000277 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1981

The Wright County Courthouse in Clarion, Iowa, United States was built in 1892. 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 was the fourth building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

History

Wright County used a log cabin for its initial court sessions in 1855.^[2] A two-story frame building was the first proper courthouse the county used when the county seat was moved to Liberty. The county seat moved to Clarion in 1866 and another courthouse was constructed there. That building became a part of the Avondale Hotel after the present courthouse was built in 1892. The three–story building was completed for $50,000.^[3]

Architecture

The building exhibits several features that are unique among courthouses in Iowa.^[4] The Wright County Courthouse has a large polygonal projection at the rear of the building. Its front entrance is recessed within a single-story projecting pavilion, which features a stone roof, balustrade and a semicircular bay on one side. There are similar semicircular bays that flank the site entrance. The courthouse also has a clock tower that rises above the building's multi-gabled roof. The building was extensively renovated in 1974.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Wright County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 204. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
↑ "Wright County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

County courthouses in Iowa

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List of counties in Iowa

National Register of Historic Places in Wright County, Iowa

Clarion	Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station Cornelia Lake Bridge Wright County Courthouse

Dows	Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows Fillmore Block Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Shop

Eagle Grove	Eagle Grove Public Library

Goldfield	Boone River Bridge Goldfield Bridge

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

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