Bremer County is named for Frederika Bremer, who was a Swedish traveler, poet and author.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Chickasaw County
E – Fayette County
W – Butler County
Created: January 15, 1851 
County Seat:
Waverly 1854 – present
County Courthouse – Waverly
Location: 415 East Bremer Avenue / 4th Street NE
Built: 1936 – 1937
Style: Moderne
Architect: Mortimer B Cleveland of Waterloo
Contractor: Rebholz & Drape Construction Company of Tripoli
Description: The building faces south and is a three story pressed buff colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds of the Courthouse Square in the center of Waverly. The foundation is clad in Kasota Stone, a tan-colored limestone quarried near Mankato, Minnesota sometimes referred to as Mankato Stone. The central section has vertical stone divided by buff colored brick. The east and west sections are lower at two stories. There is dark stone framing the first story entrance. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the front entrance vestibule has two-tone terrazzo floors (light and dark gray) with polished tan-colored stone for the tall wainscoting set on a black colored marble baseboard. Smooth plaster finishes the walls above the wainscoting and on the ceiling. The central staircase is located midway along the north wall of the central corridor opposite the front entrance. The courtroom is located on the south side of the third story and is lined with white colored oak veneer paneling, and has a stepped lintel across the front, and fluted pilasters at the sides. The judge’s bench, witness stand, and reporter’s desk continue to be located at the west end of the room with the jury box in the original recessed opening on the right or north side. The interior walls of the courtroom have a smooth finish plaster on the upper sections with white colored oak veneered wainscoting topped by a black colored painted chair rail. The building houses the County District Court of the 2A Judicial District. The building was remodeled in 2001 to 2002. The architect was InVision Architecture of Waterloo.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Bremer County Courthouse
See: The 2A Judicial District includes Butler County, Cerro Gordo County, Floyd County, Franklin County, Hancock County, Mitchell County, Winnebago County and Worth County.
History: The county was created in 1851 and Waverly was selected as the county seat in 1854. The first courthouse was frame structure built in 1854. The second courthouse was a two story brick structure built in 1857 to 1858 at a cost of $23,000. In 1870, a fire proof annex was constructed. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1936 to 1937 at a cost of $135,000.
County Courthouse – Waverly
Photos taken 2008