Grundy County Courthouse

Grundy County Courthouse
Grundy Center, Iowa (IA), US
Grundy County was first organized in 1856. The county seat is Grundy Center. In 1857 a building for county business was built and it was known as the "Old Cheese Box". It was the only county courthouse in the state of Iowa that was octagonal in shape. This eight-sided building served the county for forty years until the second and present courthouse was finished in 1891.
Grundy County was first organized in 1856. The county seat is Grundy Center. In 1857 a building for county business was built and it was known as the "Old Cheese Box". It was the only county courthouse in the state of Iowa that was octagonal in shape. This eight-sided building served the county for forty years until the second and present courthouse was finished in 1891.
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