The Story County Courthouse, also known as the Story County Justice Center, is located in Nevada, Iowa, United States. Initially, court functions in Story County were held in a commercial building that had never been occupied. The first courthouse was a frame structure built in 1854. It was also used as a public hall and occasionally as a school. It was destroyed by fire in 1864 and replaced by a similar structure. In 1877 a three-story brick courthouse with a corner tower was dedicated. It served as the courthouse until 1968 when a $1,000,000 Modernist structure replaced it on the same square. In 1998 voters in the county passed a $12.7 million bond referendum to build the current Justice Center. Completed in 2002, it houses courtrooms, county attorney's offices, clerk of court, and judge