Taylor County Courthouse, Iowa

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Taylor County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places
The Taylor County Courthouse in Bedford

The Taylor County Courthouse in Bedford

Taylor County Courthouse, Iowa (Iowa)
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location Bedford , Taylor County , Iowa
Coordinates 40 ° 40 ′ 6 ″  N , 94 ° 43 ′ 12 ″  W Coordinates: 40 ° 40 ′ 6 ″  N , 94 ° 43 ′ 12 ″  W
Built 1892
architect FM Ellis
Architectural style Neo-romance
NRHP number 81000271
The NRHP added 1981

The Taylor County Courthouse in Bedford is the Justice and Administration Building ( Courthouse ) of Taylor County in the southwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Iowa .

The current building is the second courthouse in Taylor County, founded in 1847. The first building was a stone building erected in 1863, but it gradually became too small for its task. The current building was opened in 1892.

The three-story building was built from bricks and limestone in the neo-Romanesque style according to a design by the architect FM Ellis . The building is dominated by a bell tower that can be seen from afar. A memorial to those who died in the American Civil War stands on the lawn on the south facade of the building .

In 1981 the building called Grand Old Lady was added to the National Register of Historic Places with reference number 81000271 .

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 18, 2015

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