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Ironton in Iron County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Iron County Missouri Courthouse Complex

National Register of Historic Places

 
 
Iron County Missouri Courthouse Complex, National Register of Historic Places Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2017
1. Iron County Missouri Courthouse Complex, National Register of Historic Places Marker
Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the

National Register
of Historic Places


by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Erected 1979.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureLaw Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
 
Location. 37° 35.853′ N, 90° 37.726′ W. Marker is in Ironton, Missouri, in Iron County. Marker is on South Shepherd Street north of West Russell Street, on the right when traveling south. This National Register of Historic Places Plaque is mounted at eye-level, directly on the 1866 Iron County Sheriff's House, just to the left of the Shepherd Street entrance. There is an identical plaque on the nearby (east, across Shepherd Street) 1858 Iron County Courthouse, also mounted at eye-level, just to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 South Shepherd Street, Ironton MO 63650, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Iron County - The "Birthplace of 4-H" in Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Pilot Knob (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); War In The Arcadia Valley (about 300 feet away); Iron County Courthouse
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(about 300 feet away); VFW Post 5527 Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); General Grant Commission Commemorative (about 700 feet away); Fort Curtis (approx. half a mile away); The Arcadia Valley (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ironton.
 
Regarding Iron County Missouri Courthouse Complex. from Wikipedia: Iron County Courthouse Buildings is a historic courthouse complex located at Ironton, Iron County, Missouri. The complex consists of the two-story, red brick Italianate / Greek Revival style courthouse (1858); an octagonal, frame gazebo (1899); and two-story, brick sheriff's house and connecting stone jail (c. 1866-1867). National Register of Historic Places (1979)
 
Also see . . .  Iron County Courthouse. MU Extension wesbite entry:
Iron County has had only one courthouse. Ironton was chosen as the county seat in 1857. David Carson and Hiram N. Tong, businessmen in the area, owned the site of Ironton and had laid out the town. They donated alternate town lots to the county, and money from the sale of these lots provided more than $10,000 of the $14,000 cost of the courthouse. Henry H. Wright furnished
1866 Iron County Missouri Sheriff's House (<i>marker visible just left of the door</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2017
2. 1866 Iron County Missouri Sheriff's House (marker visible just left of the door)
the plan for the building and was awarded $25. The court granted the building contract to George S. Evans and William F. Mitchell. The cornerstone ceremony took place on July 4, 1858. Construction was completed and the building ready for occupancy in October 1860. (Submitted on July 1, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.) 
 
1866 Iron County Missouri Sheriff's House (<i>marker partially visible just left of the door</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2017
3. 1866 Iron County Missouri Sheriff's House (marker partially visible just left of the door)
1858 Iron County Missouri Courthouse (<i>marker visible just left of the door</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2017
4. 1858 Iron County Missouri Courthouse (marker visible just left of the door)
1858 Iron County Missouri Courthouse (<i>side view</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2017
5. 1858 Iron County Missouri Courthouse (side view)
1899 Iron County Missouri Gazebo (<i>also included in National Register Historic Places listing</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2017
6. 1899 Iron County Missouri Gazebo (also included in National Register Historic Places listing)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 1, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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