Iowa's Courthouses: WinneshiekCounty

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Built 1903 by Kinney & Detweiler; O.H. Olsen
Stone carving near the entrance of Native American woman

Iowa Courthouses blog: Winneshiek County

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Winneshiek County Website

Decorah Chamber of Commerce

Iowa Judicial Branch: Winneshiek County Courthouse History
Winneshiek County and courthouse history: My Iowa Genealogy
Postcard images, includes 1858 courthouse: Courthousehistory.com

The courthouse is part of the Broadway-Phelps Park Historic District, listed on the National  Register of Historical Places: Added in 1976

Information on the Statue of Liberty replica: BSA Troop 101; Scouting Magazine article on "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty"

Information on Civil War Memorials: Iowa Civil War Memorials; White Bronze Monuments; Civil War Monuments of Connecticut and Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute

These photos were taken October 11, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. It was the tenth courthouse on a day when we visited 15 county seats. We couldn't ask for a more beautiful autumn day for photos!