Old Harrison County Courthouse (Iowa)

Old Harrison County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	410 Locust St., Magnolia, Iowa
Coordinates:	41°41′38″N 95°52′18″W / 41.69389°N 95.87167°W / 41.69389; -95.87167Coordinates: 41°41′38″N 95°52′18″W / 41.69389°N 95.87167°W / 41.69389; -95.87167
Built:	1873
Governing body:	Local
MPS:	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference#:	83000365 [1]
Added to NRHP:	February 24, 1983

The Old Harrison County Courthouse, located in Magnolia, Iowa, United States, was built in 1873. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 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

Magnolia was chosen as Harrison County's first county seat. A log cabin served as the first courthouse.^[2] It was destroyed in a fire along with the county records. A second courthouse was built in 1854. The county raised the funds for its construction by selling town lots.^[3] The building was condemned as unsafe in 1873, and the county’s third courthouse was built the same year. It is a two story frame building that served the county for three years until Logan was named the county seat in 1876.

See also

• Harrison County Courthouse (Iowa)

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. ^ "Harrison County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. http://www.iowacourtsonline.org/wfdata/frame1759-1464/pressrel43.asp. Retrieved 2011-03-04. 
3. ^ "Courthouse History". Harrison County, Iowa. http://www.harrisoncountyia.org/. Retrieved 2011-03-04.