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

[1] In 1985 it was listed as a contributing property in the Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic District.

There was considerable opposition to the new courthouse, and a local newspaper said that Judge Hilton chose the worse of the two proposed designs for the building.

On the north and south elevations, the pavilions are flanked by square towers that terminate with a decorative cap.

A square stone tower with clock and four small parapets rises from the center of the building.