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 MH0544 - Oskaloosa, Iowa Posted by:  iconions
N 41° 17.708 W 092° 38.615
15T E 529841 N 4571581
This three-story red brick building is located at 106 South 1st Street in Oskaloosa, Iowa. - The central tower is the described station.
Waymark Code: WMN9ED
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2015
Views: 3
A courthouse in the Victorian Romanesque style. Stone belt courses at lintel and inpost level of each floor and wide facades into horizontal zones, in contrast with verticality produced by parapetted gables rising above the cornice line. The 1934 tower and entrance remodeling is Art Deco in style. The tower, in particular, produces an odd effect.
This courthouse is locally significant as the historical focus of county government, and of the political power and prestige derived from the community's status as the county seat. As center of county government, an Iowa town was reasonably assured of economic and population growth, and a prominent role in local social and political life. The county courthouse represents a significant public investment in a structure built not simply for utilitarian purposes, but also as a monument associated with the historical importance of county organization and development.
- National Register Application
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MH0544 DESIGNATION - OSKALOOSA MAHASKA CO CTHSE TWR
MH0544 PID - MH0544
MH0544 STATE/COUNTY- IA/MAHASKA
MH0544 USGS QUAD - OSKALOOSA (1968)
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MH0544 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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MH0544* NAD 83(1996)- 41 17 42.22710(N) 092 38 36.88102(W) ADJUSTED
MH0544* NAVD 88 -
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MH0544 LAPLACE CORR- -1.17 (seconds) DEFLEC99
MH0544 GEOID HEIGHT- -32.29 (meters) GEOID99
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MH0544 HORZ ORDER - THIRD
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MH0544.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
MH0544.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in May 1999.
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MH0544.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
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MH0544.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
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MH0544; North East Units Scale Converg.
MH0544;SPC IA S - 144,168.388 571,728.160 MT 0.99994972 +0 33 50.9
MH0544;UTM 15 - 4,571,573.959 529,841.579 MT 0.99961096 +0 14 06.8
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MH0544 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
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MH0544 NAD 83(1986)- 41 17 42.23266(N) 092 38 36.89063(W) AD( ) 4
MH0544 NAD 27 - 41 17 42.19400(N) 092 38 36.19500(W) AD( ) 3
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MH0544.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
MH0544.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
MH0544.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
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MH0544_MARKER: 55 = TOWER
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MH0544 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
MH0544 HISTORY - 1934 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
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MH0544 STATION DESCRIPTION
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MH0544''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (CAS)
MH0544''STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE SQUARE BRICK AND CONCRETE TOWER
MH0544''ON THE MAHASKA COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE COURTHOUSE IS A RED
MH0544''BRICK BUILDING WITH WHITE STONE AND CONCRETE TRIMMINGS. THE
MH0544''SQUARE BRICK AND CONCRETE TOWER RISES ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE THE
MH0544''FRONT (W) CENTER OF THE BUILDING. THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
MH0544''TOWER IS CONCRETE AND IS BUILT UP IN STEPS. THERE IS A
MH0544''SQUARE BRICK COLUMN ABOUT 1-1/2 FEET SQUARE ABOVE EACH CORNER
MH0544''OF THE CONCRETE. EACH COLUMN HAS A CONCRETE CAP BUILT UP
MH0544''IN STEPS. BETWEEN THE COLUMNS ARE TWO CONCRETE BEAMS, ONE
MH0544''NEAR THE TOP AND ONE ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TOP AND
MH0544''BOTTOM. ON EACH OF THE FOUR SIDES OF THE TOWER BETWEEN THE
MH0544''BASE OF THE BRICK COLUMNS AND THE LOWER CONCRETE BEAM (JUST
MH0544''ABOVE THE TOP OF THE CONCRETE WHICH IS BUILT UP IN
MH0544''STEPS) IS A CLOCK WHICH IS LIGHTED AT NIGHT. BETWEEN THE
MH0544''CONCRETE BEAMS IS A METAL SCREEN.
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MH0544''THE TOWER HAS A FLAGSTAFF AT THE CENTER OF THE W SIDE. THE
MH0544''FLAGSTAFF DOES NOT MARK THE STATION. THE PORTION OF THE
MH0544''TOWER FROM THE CLOCKS UP CAN BE SEEN ABOVE THE TREES.
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MH0544''THE COURTHOUSE IS AT THE SE CORNER OF S FIRST AVENUE AND HIGH
MH0544''AVENUE, E, OSKALOOSA.
- Geocaching.com copy of the Benchmark Datasheet
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: OSKALOOSA MAHASKA CO CTHSE TWR
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Lookout Tower
County: Mahaska County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Oskaloosa
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: PID=MH0544
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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