▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁growing ▁county ▁government . ▁The ▁third ▁county ▁cour th ouse ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁( NR HP ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st - century , ▁the ▁historic ▁structure ▁started ▁to ▁fail ▁and ▁the ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors ▁determined ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁worth ▁renov ating . ▁V ot ers ▁author ized ▁sp ending ▁for ▁the ▁current ▁facility ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁after ▁three ▁failed ▁attempts . ▁R D G ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Design ▁of ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁new ▁cour th ouse . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁the ▁present ▁cour th ouse ▁was ▁begun ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁Mc H an ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁Si oux ▁City . ▁Form er ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁Ber k ley ▁Bed ell ▁gave ▁the ▁ke yn ote ▁address ▁at ▁the ▁ground bre aking ▁ceremony ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 2 . ▁The ▁old ▁cour th ouse ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁construction ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁raz ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁NR HP ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Ph ase ▁one ▁construction , ▁the ▁western ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁the ▁county ▁j ail , ▁communic ations ▁center ▁and ▁sh er iff ' s ▁department , ▁ass essor