Iowa's Courthouses: Montgomery County

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Southeast corner with clocktower - large red stone in foreground view from southwest corner - shows ground to roofline of south side of building
Courthouse design used Romanesque architecture
close up view of entrance with Montgomery CO carved in buff limestone
Built in 1890 by H. C. Koch; Richard & Co.
view of clocktower
Interior Photos of Montgomery County Courthouse

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Montgomery County Website

City of Red Oak, Iowa Website

Iowa Judicial Branch: Montgomery County Courthouse History
National  Register of Historical Places: Added in 1981
Montgomery County and courthouse history: My Iowa Genealogy
Postcard images, including vintage views of the 1890 courthouse: Courthousehistory.com

Photos were taken September 28, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. We visited six counties in southwest Iowa following a visit to Omaha for a dog jog. The day started with thick fog - so that we could not take any morning photos until the fog lifted! It was worth the wait, because we had a lovely afternoon!