Ida County may have been named for Mount Ida in Greece, or for Ida Smith, the first European-American child born in the county. Court was held for several years in the home of Judge Moorehead.The first courthouse was a two-story square structure in Ida, built in 1871 and destroyed by fire in 1877. A building was constructed in 1879 with private funds, which the county could rent or purchase for the courthouse. The county moved into this building in 1880, but soon began planning a new courthouse.
The current courthouse, a brick Victorian Gothic and Italianate structure designed by architect J. P. Bryant, was built from 1880-83 on Ida Grove’s highest hill. An administration annex was added to the site in 1982. The Ida County courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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