Montgomery County Courthouse (Iowa)

Montgomery County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Coolbaugh and 2nd Sts. Red Oak, Iowa
Coordinates:	41°0′34″N 95°13′50″W / 41.00944°N 95.23056°W / 41.00944; -95.23056Coordinates: 41°0′34″N 95°13′50″W / 41.00944°N 95.23056°W / 41.00944; -95.23056
Built:	1891
Architect:	Richard & Co.
Architectural style:	Romanesque
Governing body:	Local
MPS:	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference#:	81000259 [1]
Added to NRHP:	July 2, 1981

The Montgomery County Courthouse in Red Oak, Iowa, United States was built in 1891. 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 third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

History

Montgomery County’s first county seat was Frankfort and the courthouse there was a room in a log cabin.^[2] A dining room set was used for the furniture and the jury deliberated outside.^[2] It was replaced by a two-story building that was built for $1,000.^[2] When the county seat was moved to Red Oak the building was put on a sled and thirty yoke of oxen pulled through a blizzard to its new site on the town square.^[2] The cornerstone for the present courthouse was laid on July 4, 1890 and construction was completed a year later. The Romanesque Revival style building was built at a cost of $100,000.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Montgomery County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. http://www.iowacourtsonline.org/wfdata/frame1759-1464/pressrel69.asp. Retrieved 2011-02-20.