It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.

Iowa County’s first courthouse was a one-room building constructed in 1847.

[2] The present Richardsonian influenced Romanesque Revival building was built for $57,608.16.

[3] The building is constructed of Berea Sandstone and features a 137-foot (42 m) tower.

It is capped with an octagonal top stage and a high, pointed roof.