Wayne County Courthouse (Iowa)

Wayne County Courthouse

Wayne County Courthouse
General information
Type Courthouse
Architectural style Modern
Address N. Franklin Street
Town or city Corydon, Iowa
Country United States
Coordinates 40°45′28″N 93°19′03″W / 40.757876°N 93.317600°W / 40.757876; -93.317600
Completed 1964
Technical details
Floor count Two

The Wayne County Courthouse is located in Corydon, Iowa, United States. Three buildings have served Wayne County as its courthouse. The first building was a two-story structure completed in 1856 for $600.[1] The citizens of Corydon raised $18,000 to build a new courthouse, and keep it in town.[2] The two-story brick building with a clock tower was completed in 1890. The old courthouse was moved out of town and converted into a farmhouse. The present Modernist structure replaced it in 1964 for under $450,000.[2]

Footnotes

  1. Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 192. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
  2. 1 2 "Wayne County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
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