Owen County Courthouse (Indiana)

Owen County Courthouse

Owen County Courthouse
Location Courthouse Sq., Spencer, Indiana
Coordinates 39°16′3″N 86°45′43″W / 39.26750°N 86.76194°W / 39.26750; -86.76194Coordinates: 39°16′3″N 86°45′43″W / 39.26750°N 86.76194°W / 39.26750; -86.76194
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1910 (1910)-1911
Architect Jesse Townsend Johnson; Christian Kanzler & Son
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 94001351[1]
Added to NRHP November 25, 1994

The Owen County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, United States. It was the work of Jesse Johnson and Christian Kanzler & Son and built in 1910-1911. It is a three-story, with basement, Classical Revival style limestone building. The flat roof is topped by a copper dome with four-sided Seth Thomas clock.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

Owen County Courthouse with the Spirit of the American Doughboy

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Patricia Powell (December 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Owen County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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