Old Perry County Courthouse (Rome, Indiana)


Old Perry County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old Perry County Courthouse, July 2011
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Location	Town Square at Rome, Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana
Coordinates	37°55′25″N 86°31′25″W / 37.92361°N 86.52361°W / 37.92361; -86.52361Coordinates: 37°55′25″N 86°31′25″W / 37.92361°N 86.52361°W / 37.92361; -86.52361
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1818 (1818)
NRHP Reference #	81000006^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 12, 1981

Old Perry County Courthouse, also known as Rome Schoolhouse, is a historic courthouse located in Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana. It was built in 1818, and is a two-story, square brick building with a hipped roof topped by a central cupola. The building served as the seat of county government until 1859. It then housed a school until 1966.^[2]^{:2, 3}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes James J. Groves (March 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Perry County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. .

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