Volume 5 , Issue 4

Alva Courthouse 1906

1906 - The Olds Woods County Courthouse on the Courthouse Square. Construction of this eighty-two by fifty-two foot building was completed in 1904 at a cost of sixty-thousand dollars.

Main Floor - housed the offices of the County Clerk, County Treasurer, County Sheriff, County School Superintendent, and Register of Deeds.

Second Floor - contained the District courtroom, office of the District Clerk, Probate Courtroom and the office of the County Attorney. There were two jury rooms in the attic and seven jail cells in the basement. Cement walks extended from this building outward to the four corners of the Courthouse Square.

West Side - in the triangular space created by these walks, there was a large fish pond with an ornamental iron railing. In the center of this pond was a cast iron fountain featuring cranes whose uplifted bills sprayed water into the air. This beautiful and unique fountain was removed in 1955 prior to the demolition of the old Courthouse in 1956.

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