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The town of Hampton was laid out by H. P. Allen, who was the county surveyor, in June 1856. The original plat was eight blocks by eight blocks in the shape of an "L". Near the center of the "L" was the two-block, or double, square. While many county seats in Iowa have a courthouse square, the double square is a rarity. [2]
The combination sheriff's residence and jail was the most common type of detention facility built by Iowa counties from the 1840s to around 1950. [2] In this facility in Hampton the sheriff's residence was the two-story Italianate style structure closest to the street. There was a cell on the second floor used for female or juvenile prisoners.
Hampton's longitude and latitude coordinates, in decimal form are 42.743164, -93.207872. [ 4 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.43 square miles (11.47 km 2 ), all land.
The Iowa legislature had passed a law in 1884 that allowed counties to levy a tax to support building G.A.R. memorials. Captain Rufus S. Benson, a local state representative, had the law amended in 1886 so that it allowed for the construction of a memorial hall, as the local G.A.R. chapter wanted it to be a place where they could meet.
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,019. [1] The county seat is Hampton. [2] The county was formed on January 15, 1851 [3] and named after Benjamin Franklin. [4]
The Franklin County Courthouse in Hampton, Iowa, United States was built in 1891. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1] In 2003 it was included as a contributing property in the Hampton Double Square Historic District. [2]
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They were able to buy options for 254 acres (103 ha) in 1933. The City of Hampton and several civic organizations bought the property the following year and presented it to the State of Iowa. The city requested that the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) develop a 258.68-acre (104.68 ha) park. The CCC worked from 1934 to 1938 developing the park.