The Wapello County Courthouse is located just north of Central Park on the northwest corner of Fourth and Court Streets. Built on the site of the original Wapello County courthouse, it was designed by architects Foster and Liebbe in the Richardson Romanesque style --one of the more popular styles for courthouses of the time -- using rusticated stone. A statue of Wapello, the Fox chief for whom the county is named, looks out into the river valley from atop a front gable.The Wapello County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The next stop on the tour is the Wapello County Jail.
and then: The next stop on the tour is the Lester Jay Funeral Home.
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I used to love seeing that statue when I was a little kid.
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