Van Buren County Courthouse

904 4th St., Keosauqua, Iowa. County/parish: Van Buren.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 09, 1977. NRIS 77000562.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Van Buren County Courthouse (Iowa)

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. It is the only building the county has used as its courthouse, and it is the oldest courthouse in Iowa. In 1845 the courthouse served as the location for a trial resulting in the first death penalty in Iowa history.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75337988

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