Ringgold County Courthouse
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| Location | Madison St. Mount Ayr, Iowa |
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| Built | 1926-1927 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000267 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Ringgold County Courthouse in Mount Ayr, Iowa, United States was built in 1927. 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 fourth building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
History
The first Ringgold County courthouse was constructed in 1856.[2] It was destroyed in a tornado two years later. A frame building was constructed for the second courthouse and the county paid $3,500 to have it built.[2] The third courthouse was under construction when it was destroyed in a fire on Thanksgiving Day 1889. The new courthouse was a brick and stone building that was built for $36,455.[3] That building was condemned in 1921. It was given, along with $500 to a house wrecker to be torn down.[2] Voters approved a new courthouse in 1926. The three-story brick building measures 86 by 91 feet (26 by 28 m) and was built at a cost of $132,533.[2] It is considered a "budget classical" building by which the structure's Beaux-Arts and Neoclassical design elements are stripped to a minimal forms.[4] The building becomes more utilitarian than imaginatively expressed.
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See also
- The former Ringgold County Jail is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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