Black Hawk County Courthouse 3.11

The Black Hawk County Courthouse, located at 316 East 5th Street in Waterloo, Iowa, is the third structure to house the county's offices since it was created in 1843. The current facility opened in August 1964 and replaced a 1902 structure which had become inadequate. The building contains 101700sqft of space, and its exterior is composed of polished red and black stone. It was built for $2,850,000. At the time of opening, it housed all county offices including the sheriff and jail which moved to their own facility across Lafayette Street in 1995.