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Marion County Courthouse - Knoxville, Iowa

in U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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County courthouse in Knoxville, Iowa.

The Marion County Courthouse is located in the public square in Knoxville, Iowa. The current courthouse is the third for the county replacing a brick courthouse built in 1858 and deemed unsafe in 1895. The current courthouse was was built in 1896. The building was designed by architect M.E. Bell in the Richardson Romanesque style and is constructed of from Berea limestone. The county had proposed a new courthouse in the 1960s but voters turned it down and the building was restored and renovated beginning in 1972. The courthouse was was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

Street address: 214 E Main St Knoxville, Iowa County / Borough / Parish: Marion Year listed: 1981 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875 - 1899 Historic function: Government - Courthouse Current function: Government - Courthouse Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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