: 413 Like its predecessor, the second courthouse was periodically used for religious worship, with a Baptist preacher being particularly remembered for his activities there. Jasper County's first permanent courthouse was a two- story brick building, measuring 40 feet (12 m) on the long sides and 32 feet (9.8 m) on the short. : 369 Louis Jordan's house served as the location of some early government meetings until the county built its first courthouse, a rude log building it also served as a church building and schoolhouse, and although the county later sold it, the old courthouse lasted at least into the 1880s. Although the county initially existed on paper only, it was completely organized at the beginning of 1835. Jordan, who rightly suspected that donating some of his land to the county would increase the value of the rest of his land. : 368 The location chosen was donated by an early settler, Louis W. : 367 No suitable community existing in the new county's boundaries, the law creating the county also appointed a three-man commission to choose a location for a new county seat, which was to be named 'Newton'. In 1831, the General Assembly divided Crawford County into three counties, due to its inconveniently large size, and the central portion was named 'Jasper County'. Built in 1876, it is the third courthouse in the county's history.

The Jasper County Courthouse is a government building in Newton, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois, United States. The significance of the courthouse is derived from its association with county government, and the political power and prestige of Newton as the county seat.Local government building in the United States Facade seen from one side Then-governor of Iowa Terry Branstad visited the courthouse for its 100th anniversary on July 4, 2011. There was a renovation of the courthouse in 1986 that fixed the interior and involved the dome and paintings. The outside of the building is decorated during the Christmas season. The interior has ceramic tile and marble, and freestanding column screens divide the hallways from the rotunda. The clock was created with the help of private donations, and its faces are set into the parapets around the tower. The courthouse measures 121 by 80 feet (37 by 24 m) with a clock tower that rises 140 feet (43 m). The Jasper County Medical Society held their annual meetings at the courthouse. Weaver wrote of the current courthouse in the 1912 county history, 'long after the pages of this county history are worn and turned yellow with age, in all human probability this building will stand in all its massive beauty'. American general and Iowa politician James B. It is built of Indiana limestone except for the doors and window casings which are wooden. The simplified version of the Beaux Arts style was designed by the prominent Des Moines architectural firm of Proudfoot & Bird. The third and current courthouse was dedicated in 1911. A cupola that rose 83 feet (25 m) above the ground. The 62 by 50 feet (19 by 15 m) building featured porticos that extended 12 feet (3.7 m) from the building that were held up by Ionic columns. A second courthouse was a brick structure that was faced with limestone and built in 1857 at a total cost of $26,600. That courthouse was later moved to a farm near Newton. The first courthouse was built of lumber in 1847 it was 30 by 18 feet (9.1 by 5.5 m) and cost a total of $87.50. History Ĭourt was first held in Jasper County in 1846 in a one-room addition to the log cabin of Matthew D. In 2014 it was included as a contributing property in the Newton Downtown Historic District. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. The Jasper County Courthouse is located in Newton, Iowa, United States, and was built from 1909 to 1911. Newton Downtown Historic District ( ID14000665)

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