The second Court House in Iowa City (1857)
In 1857, a new Johnson County Court House, replacing its burned-down predecessor, opened on South Clinton Street (the same location where our current Court House stands today). By 1897, cracks were detected on the south wall, endangering the structure and the records it housed, so construction on a new courthouse began in 1899.
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