100th Anniversary
"Serene, almost impudent, it stands there. You feel a sense of illusion about its reality which leaves you presently to be followed by a feeling that building itself is the only reality and its surroundings are the phantoms.... The effect upon entering the rotunda, no matter how disagreeable the weather outdoors, is that of a delightful, radiant warmth. This is like entering a spacious living room with a hospitable fire on the hearth."
- The Western Architect, 1921
Courthouse Virtual Tour
2018 CElebration
Celebrating 100 Years of the Woodbury County Courthouse
Event Schedule, May 1-5, 2018
Courthouse Advisory Committee for Historic Preservation
Jim Jung, Sioux City Historic Preservation (Co-Chair) - Jeremy Taylor, Woodbury County Board (Co-Chair) - Matthew Ung, Woodbury County Board - Terry Glade, CMBA Architects - Kenny Schmitz, Woodbury County Building Services - Ed Storm, FEH Architects - Mike Walsh, retired judge - Pat Gill, Woodbury County Auditor - Leesa McNeil, retired district court administrator - Shane Albrect, Baker Group
- More Information: Courthouse Advisory Committee for Historic Preservation
Special Thanks
Sponsors: Irving Jensen; American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter; Lew Weinburg; State Steel; Hard Rock; Woodbury County Bar Association; City of Sioux City; Sioux City Brick & Tile; Siouxland Chamber of Commerce; Sioux City Historic Preservation Commission; Henry Metz; CMBA Architects; Downtown Partners; Ryan & Kelly Mahoney
In-Kind Contributors: Siouxland Public Media; Jon C. Nylen; Gretchen Gondek; KES Productions, LLC; G.R. Lindblade & Company
Press Coverage
- Tickets for Woodbury County Courthouse centennial banquet on sale (Sioux City Journal, 4/10/18)
- Time capsule reveals a piece of Sioux City history (KMEG, 4/6/18)
- Woodbury County debuts Courthouse centennial webpage (KSCJ, 3/21/18)
- Woodbury County Courthouse unveils plans for 100th Anniversary celebration (KMEG, 2/27/18)
- May festivities set for 100th anniversary of Woodbury County Courthouse (Sioux City Journal, 2/27/18)
- Time capsule in Sioux City reveals old items 101 years later (Sioux City Journal, 11/21/17)
- 100-year-old time capsule pulled from Woodbury County Courthouse (Sioux City Journal, 11/4/17)
- Woodbury County seeking fix for historic courthouse globes (Sioux City Journal, 11/3/17)
- Courthouse centennial anniversary celebration coming together (KCAU, 6/7/17)
- Woodbury County 100th celebration likely to be held in May 2018 (Sioux City Journal, 5/10/17)
- More courtroom deterioration found in Woodbury County Courthouse (Sioux City Journal, 7/29/16)