Van Buren County Courthouse | |
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| Location | 904 4th St. Keosauqua, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′0″N 91°57′48″W / 40.73333°N 91.96333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1843 |
| Built by | James Hall John Fainnan Edwin Manning |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000562[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 9, 1977 |
The Van Buren County Courthouse located in Keosauqua, Iowa, United States, was built in 1843. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.[1] It is the only building the county has used as its courthouse, and it is the oldest courthouse in Iowa.[2] In 1845 the courthouse served as the location for a trial resulting in the first death penalty in Iowa history.[3]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Van Buren County Courthouse". Iowa Judicial Branch. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ "ISAC - Van Buren County". Iowa State Association of Counties. 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2012.