Washington County Courthouse (Indiana)

Washington County Courthouse
Location Public Sq., Salem, Indiana
Coordinates 38°36′20″N 86°6′3″W / 38.60556°N 86.10083°W / 38.60556; -86.10083Coordinates: 38°36′20″N 86°6′3″W / 38.60556°N 86.10083°W / 38.60556; -86.10083
Area less than one acre
Built 1886 (1886)
Architect McDonald Brothers
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 80000047[1]
Added to NRHP June 16, 1980

The Washington County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Salem, Washington County, Indiana. It was designed by Harry P. McDonald and his brother, both of Louisville, and built in 1886. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque building and faced with limestone from the area was used in the construction. It is two-stories above a raised basement and features a five-story corner clock tower with a conical roof. It is the third courthouse at that location.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located within the Salem Downtown Historic District.

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 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Judith C. Hedrick (June 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Washington County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs
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