Lucas County Courthouse (Iowa)


Lucas County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

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Location	Courthouse Square Chariton, Iowa
Coordinates	41°0′55″N 93°18′25″W / 41.01528°N 93.30694°W / 41.01528; -93.30694Coordinates: 41°0′55″N 93°18′25″W / 41.01528°N 93.30694°W / 41.01528; -93.30694
Built	1893
Built by	G.J. Stewart & Co
Architectural style	Romanesque
Part of	Lucas County Courthouse Square Historic District (#14000324)
MPS	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference #	81000254^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1981

The Lucas County Courthouse in Chariton, Iowa, United States was built in 1893. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.^[1] In 2014 it was included as a contributing property in the Lucas County Courthouse Square Historic District.^[2] The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.

History

Lucas County’s first courthouse was constructed of oak logs in 1850. The 1 ¹⁄₂-story building was built for $374.^[3] The second courthouse was a 50-square-foot (4.6 m²) building that cost between $15,000 and $20,000 to build.^[4] Its foundation was made of logs.

The present courthouse was built of stone in the Romanesque Revival style.^[1] A clock on the tower has been in operation since 1894.^[5] The tower was originally topped by a spire.^[3]

References

1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Molly Myers Naumann. "Lucas County Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
1 2 "Lucas County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
↑ Stanek, Edward and Jacqueline (1976). Iowa's Magnificent County Courthouses. Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead. p. 124. ISBN 0-87069-189-9.
↑ Harvey, Hank (Sep 11, 1994). "The other Lucas County - this one is in Iowa". Toledo Blade. p. 6. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

Close view of the courthouse.

County courthouses in Iowa

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List of counties in Iowa

National Register of Historic Places in Lucas County, Iowa

Chariton	Carl L. Caviness Post 102, American Legion Chariton Cemetery Historic District Chariton City Hall and Fire Station Chariton Free Public Library Chariton Herald-Patriot Building Chariton Masonic Temple Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Freight House-Chariton J. T. and Mollie Crozier House First United Methodist Church Hotel Charitone Lucas County Courthouse Lucas County Courthouse Square Historic District O. E. Payne House A. J. Stephens House

Chariton vicinity	Burlington Railroad Overpass

Williamson	Williamson School

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

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