Iowa's Courthouses: Mitchell County

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Sign in front of the courthouse "1858 Mitchell County Courthouse" View from the northeast corner. The courthouse is in the background, the Mitchell County Courthouse sign is in the foreground
Courthouse design used Italianate architecture
View from the front of the courthouse. Four large columns support the porch, and four smaller columns surround the door. The dome can be seen at the top in this photo
Built in 1858 by John Bishop, et al. 		A closer view of the dome. The sides are rectangular, with arched windows surrounded by columns. The dome is silver colored
Interior Photographs of Courthouse

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Mitchell County Website

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Iowa Judicial Branch: Mitchell County Courthouse History
National  Register of Historical Places: Added in 1977
Mitchell County and courthouse history: My Iowa Genealogy
Postcard images, including vintage views of the 1858 courthouse: Courthousehistory.com

These photos were taken September 6, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.  This was our eighth county courthouse, with three more to go before heading home. The day started with some light fog, but the sky was cloudy with some blue sky visible by this time of the day.