Sac County Courthouse
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Sac County Courthouse
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| Location | Main St. Sac City, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°25′21″N 94°59′17″W / 42.42250°N 94.98806°WCoordinates: 42°25′21″N 94°59′17″W / 42.42250°N 94.98806°W |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | J.M. Russell |
| Architectural style | Vernacular Romanesque |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Iowa TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000268 |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1981 |
The Sac County Courthouse in Sac City, Iowa, United States was built in 1889. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
The first Sac County courthouse was a two-story brick building that was constructed in 1860. The second courthouse, which was built in 1873, was destroyed in a fire in 1888. The present courthouse was built in 1889. J.M. Russell designed the building that is basically vernacular architecture with a reference to the Romanesque in the entrances arches. The county used $15,000 in insurance money and the same amount raised by county citizens to build the courthouse.
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