Taylor County Courthouse, Iowa
| Taylor County Courthouse | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
 The Taylor County Courthouse in Bedford |
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| location | Bedford , Taylor County , Iowa | ||
| 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
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 18, 2015