Adair County Courthouse (Iowa)
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| Location | Iowa Ave. and 1st St. Greenfield, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°18′17″N 94°27′35″W / 41.30472°N 94.45972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | S.E. Maxon |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| Part of | Greenfield Public Square Historic District (ID14000623) |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000224[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Adair County Courthouse, located in Greenfield, Iowa, United States, was built from 1891 to 1892. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.[1] In 2014 it was included as a contributing property in the Greenfield Public Square Historic District.[2] The courthouse is the third structure to house county courts and administration offices.
The county's first courthouse was located in Fontanelle from 1856 to 1874. It was a two-story frame building constructed from locally harvested wood.[3] After the county seat moved to Greenfield the building was used as a school, church, meeting hall and town hall until it was destroyed in a fire in 1910. A two-story courthouse was built in Greenfield for $8,000. It was destroyed by fire in 1889 and courthouse functions moved to a nearby opera house until a new structure was completed. The cornerstone for the present courthouse was laid on July 4, 1891. It was constructed of brick in the Romanesque Revival style at a cost of $26,768.[4]
In 2024, the town of Greenfield was struck by a violent EF4 tornado that tore the southern part of the town. The tornado narrowly missed striking the Adair County courthouse by as little as 5-6 blocks.[5][6]
