Photos: Community gathers to celebrate 100 years of the Linn County Courthouse

Speeches, tours marked the centennial celebration in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3

Victim witness coordinator Cris Adcock takes community members downstairs for the final part of their tour of the Linn County Courthouse after the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse ceremony in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Victim witness coordinator Cris Adcock shows community members the wall of judge portraits on the second floor of the Linn County Courthouse after the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse ceremony in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

District Judge Kevin McKeever listens to District Associate Judge Russell Keast discuss the history of the courthouse during the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Linn County Supervisor Chair Brandy Meisheid delivers the opening remarks for the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3.(Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks delivers the final remarks during the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. After the ceremony, Maybanks invited those in attendance to take a photo on the steps of the courthouse. Community members could also take a tour of the courthouse to learn more about its history. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Community members and Linn County Courthouse employees listen as District Associate Judge Russell Keast discusses the history of the courthouse during the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Community members and Linn County Courthouse employees gather on the steps of the Linn County Courthouse to take a group photo after the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse ceremony in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Supreme Court Justice Dana Oxley and court reporter Krista Irish listen to speeches on the second floor of the Linn County Courthouse during the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

President-elect of the Linn County Bar Association Matt Preston talks to Linn County Bar Association vice-president Stephanie Hinz on the steps of the Linn County Courthouse after the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse ceremony in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Retired Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden tells community members a few stories and facts about the Linn County Courthouse while taking a tour of the fourth floor after the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse ceremony in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. Vander Sanden discussed how the Linn County Courthouse is the only courthouse in the United States located on an island and the year the chandelier fell. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

District Associate Judge Russell Keast takes audience members through the history of the Linn County Courthouse during the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. The Linn-County Courthouse was first built in 1842 in Marion before it was moved to Cedar Rapids in 1925. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner delivers a speech during the 100th anniversary of the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 3. Once the ceremony was over, audience members could take tours of the courthouse. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)