Osceola County Courthouse (Iowa)
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The Osceola County Courthouse in Sibley, Iowa
, United States
was built in 1902. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the second building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
county seat because it was the first town established in the county. The first courthouse was a two-story frame building built in 1872 for $5,000. The present courthouse was built from 1902-1903 and featured a cupola
with a clock and a statue of Justice on top. The building had major renovation projects in the 1920s and in 1961. The cupola, clock and statue have subsequently been removed.
Sibley, Iowa
Sibley is a city in Osceola County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,796 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Osceola County. It is named after Henry Hastings Sibley, a prominent General during the Dakota War of 1862, who eventually became the first territorial governor of...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
was built in 1902. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the second building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
History
Sibley was chosen as the Osceola CountyOsceola County, Iowa
Osceola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is named for Seminole war chief Osceola. The population was 6,462 in the 2010 census, a decline from 7,003 in the 2000 census. The county seat is Sibley, named for H. H. Sibley of Minnesota....
county seat because it was the first town established in the county. The first courthouse was a two-story frame building built in 1872 for $5,000. The present courthouse was built from 1902-1903 and featured a cupola
Cupola
In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome....
with a clock and a statue of Justice on top. The building had major renovation projects in the 1920s and in 1961. The cupola, clock and statue have subsequently been removed.