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Jasper County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Jasper County Courthouse

On the National Register since 198145 years
Proudfoot and BirdListed 1981Newton
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Jasper County Courthouse

Jasper County Courthouse, at 1st Ave. between W. 1rst St. & W. 2nd Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 2, 1981. It was among the first 2 of Newton’s 9 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of County Courthouses in Iowa TR. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Iowa, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 11 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1st Ave. between W. 1rst St. & W. 2nd Sts., Newton · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Jasper County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Newton Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  3. 3St. Stephen's Episcopal ChurchCarpenter Gothic · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4First Avenue East Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5August H. Bergman HouseMission Revival · Built 1909 · next door
Around it

4 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DFirst Avenue West Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBEmerson Hough Elementary SchoolItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 miBThomas Arthur HouseGothic Revival0.5 miDFred Maytag Park Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.7 mi

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Questions about Jasper County Courthouse

Is Jasper County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 2, 1981 (Register number 81000249).

Is Jasper County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Merchants' National Bank, 17.2 miles away.

Can you visit Jasper County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Jasper County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 11 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75336750 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.