Lyon County Courthouse (Iowa)


Lyon County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lyon County Courthouse
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Location	3rd and Story Sts. Rock Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates	43°25′48″N 96°10′02″W / 43.43000°N 96.16722°W / 43.43000; -96.16722Coordinates: 43°25′48″N 96°10′02″W / 43.43000°N 96.16722°W / 43.43000; -96.16722
Built	1916-1917
Architect	Joseph Schwartz
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
MPS	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference #	79000913 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1979

The Lyon County Courthouse is located in Rock Rapids, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

History

Lyon County was organized in 1872, and county business was done in the private homes county officials in Beloit. In 1873 Rock Rapids was chosen as the county seat because of its central location, and the first courthouse was erected in 1875. It was a three-story frame structure with a hipped roof and bracketed eaves. The building was moved a few blocks away and became an apartment building after it was stuccoed and painted green.^[2] The present courthouse was begun in 1916 and was completed the following year for $109,695.13.^[3] It was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by Sioux Falls architect Joseph Schwartz. The Bedford stone clad building measures approximately 110 by 71 feet (34 by 22 m) and is 52 feet (16 m) high.^[4]

References

↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Nadine Pettengill. "Lyon County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 126. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
↑ "Lyon County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-29.

County courthouses in Iowa

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List of counties in Iowa

National Register of Historic Places in Lyon County, Iowa

Doon	Charles B. Reynolds Round Barn

George	Duncan-Duitsman Farm Historic District

Granite	Blood Run Site

Klondike	Big Sioux Prehistoric Prairie Procurement System Archaeological District

Larchwood	Klondike Bridge

Rock Rapids	Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Northern Railroad-Rock Rapids Station, Railroad Track and Bridge First Methodist Church Lyon County Courthouse Melan Bridge

Sheldon	Broad View Ranch Historic District

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

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