Poweshiek County was named for Fox Chief Poweshiek who supported peace in the Black Hawk War.Poweshiek County’s first courthouse was a two-story frame building completed in 1850. The courtroom was on the first floor; the offices on the second floor were accessed by an outside stairway. It was also as a school and church, and for public meetings.
Poweshiek County’s current courthouse, a two-story brick Greek Revival structure designed by Dake & Dryden, was completed in 1859. An addition was completed in 1890; a full basement and new foundation were placed under the building in 1934. The Poweshiek County courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981
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