Van Buren County Courthouse (Keosauqua, Iowa)
The Greek Revival Van Buren County Courthouse in Keosauqua, Iowa was built in 1840. It is, indeed, the oldest working county courthouse in Iowa.
This building holds the distinction of also being one of the the oldest working county courthouses in the United States west of the Mississippi River. And, depending on which courthouse you consider to be the oldest acting courthouse in Arkansas (an believe me the people down there have had a terrible time making up their minds), this one my very well be the oldest west of the Mississippi.
For my picture of the one courthouse in Arkansas that marginally claims a construction period of 1839 to 1840, the Jefferson County Courthouse in Pine Bluff, follow this link: www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/357611607/in/set-72...
Van Buren County Courthouse (Keosauqua, Iowa)
The Greek Revival Van Buren County Courthouse in Keosauqua, Iowa was built in 1840. It is, indeed, the oldest working county courthouse in Iowa.
This building holds the distinction of also being one of the the oldest working county courthouses in the United States west of the Mississippi River. And, depending on which courthouse you consider to be the oldest acting courthouse in Arkansas (an believe me the people down there have had a terrible time making up their minds), this one my very well be the oldest west of the Mississippi.
For my picture of the one courthouse in Arkansas that marginally claims a construction period of 1839 to 1840, the Jefferson County Courthouse in Pine Bluff, follow this link: www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/357611607/in/set-72...