Greene County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

From the record

“The Greene County Courthouse, located in Jefferson, Iowa, United States, was built in 1918. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.”
Wikipedia article Greene County Courthouse (Iowa), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 16 National Register listings published here for Greene County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 object as contributing to the listing.
Address. E. Lincoln Way and Chestnut Sts., Jefferson, 50129
When was it listed? December 1978
Category. building
Also known as. County Courthouses in Iowa TR (AD); County Courthouses in Iowa TR
City. Jefferson city
Architectural style. Beaux-Arts
Architect. Proudfoot & Bird
National Register reference number. 78001222 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

1 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Greene County Courthouse in 2006, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
10 March 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Greene County Courthouse: 9 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Armstrong Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Beazor Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Farlin-Schlick Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Ferguson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Finch Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Head Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mcgregor Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Morden Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Richardson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this property

60 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jefferson, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 29 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 15 heavy rain, 6 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 2007	Flood	Jefferson	$250,000	no account filed
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$150,000	Emergency Manager relayed damages in Jefferson to several buildings and trees, power lines down, and trees on cars.
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$100,000	Delayed report from a former TV meteorologist of damage to numerous buildings, trees, and power lines. Based on damage, estimated wind speeds of 70 to 80 mph.
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$100,000	Trained spotter reported large campers flipped, power lines snapped, multiple buildings damaged.
June 1998	Flood	Jefferson	$100,000	no account filed
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$50,000	KCIM Radio in Carroll relayed listener report of roof damage at McAtee Tire. Also reported power outages. Time estimated from radar.
September 2004	Tornado (F1)	Jefferson	$50,000	Small tornado caused garage, porch, and tree damage from about 310th Street and O Avenue to 290th Street and P avenue showing the most damage. Damage in Rural areas was to trees and power poles.
March 2007	Flood	Jefferson	$50,000	no account filed
May 2007	Flood	Jefferson	$50,000	no account filed
April 1998	Flood	Jefferson	$50,000	no account filed
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$30,000	Numerous reports of trees down and power lines down across the county.
May 1998	Hail	Jefferson	$25,000	Wind gusts to 50 MPH.
July 1998	Flood	Jefferson	$25,000	no account filed
May 2013	Flash Flood	Jefferson	$20,000	Water over the road at K Ave and 250th caused by flash flooding.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$15,000	Trees were blown down in Jefferson.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$10,000	Law Enforcement reported large trees down in Jefferson. Skid loaders out removing debris.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$10,000	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$10,000	no account filed
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$5,000	One and one half foot diameter trees down and corn flattened.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$5,000	no account filed
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$5,000	no account filed
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$5,000	no account filed
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$5,000	no account filed
April 1999	Hail	Jefferson	$5,000	no account filed
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$5,000	no account filed
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$5,000	no account filed
August 1993	Hail	Jefferson	$5,000	no account filed
August 1993	Hail	Jefferson	$5,000	no account filed
June 2013	Hail	Jefferson	$3,000	White core with clear ice around the edge.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$3,000	no account filed
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$3,000	no account filed
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$3,000	no account filed
November 2003	Hail	Jefferson	$3,000	no account filed
February 2000	Hail	Jefferson	$3,000	no account filed
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$3,000	no account filed
June 2007	Hail	Jefferson	$2,000	no account filed
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$2,000	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	Jefferson	$2,000	no account filed
June 2001	Hail	Jefferson	$2,000	no account filed
April 2008	Hail	Jefferson	$1,000	Nickel size hail was reported in Jefferson.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$1,000	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	$1,000	no account filed
April 1999	Hail	Jefferson	$1,000	no account filed
April 1998	Hail	Jefferson	$500	no account filed
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	-	Split tree and many 3 inch diameter limbs down. Delayed report, time estimated via radar.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	-	Damage to gas station canopy with partial collapse of structure. Report from KCCI TV.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	-	Trees down and power out in Jefferson.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	-	Trained spotter reported trees and power lines down.
September 2019	Hail	Jefferson	-	Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail.
August 2018	Heavy Rain	Jefferson	-	Mesonet station recorded heavy rainfall of 3.03 inches over the last 24 hours.
May 2017	Heavy Rain	Jefferson	-	Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of about 2.00 inches over the last 24 hours. This is a location correction to earlier report.
June 2017	Hail	Jefferson	-	Trained spotter reported dime to quarter sized hail.
April 2016	Heavy Rain	Jefferson	-	Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 2 inches.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Jefferson	-	Trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts. No damage noted at the time.
June 2015	Heavy Rain	Jefferson	-	Public reported heavy rainfall of 4.51 inches over approximately the last 24 hours.
June 2015	Heavy Rain	Jefferson	-	Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 3.85 inches over the last 24 hours.
September 2015	Heavy Rain	Jefferson	-	Public reported heavy rainfall of 2.45 inches at 7am. Actual end time radar estimated.
December 2015	Heavy Rain	Jefferson	-	Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 3.25 inches storm total.
June 2014	Heavy Rain	Jefferson	-	Rainfall of 0.62 inches in 45 minutes.
October 2014	Heavy Rain	Jefferson	-	Rainfall from overnight was 1.62 inches.

Every storm recorded in Greene County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Jefferson Square Commercial Historic District	under 500 feet	2011
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Depot-Jefferson	0.3 miles	1994
Lincoln Highway Marker (2)	0.4 miles	1993
Lincoln Statue	0.4 miles	1993
Lincoln Highway-Raccoon River Rural Segment	2.9 miles	1993
Lincoln Highway-Buttrick's Creek Abandoned Segment	4.7 miles	1993

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 78001222 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Greene County	All 16 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.