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Bartholomew County Courthouse | |
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| Location | 3rd and Washington Sts., Columbus, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°12′4″N 85°55′17″W / 39.20111°N 85.92139°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1871-1874 |
| Architect | Hodgson, Issac |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| Part of | Columbus Historic District (ID82000059) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000031[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1979 |
The Bartholomew County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was designed by noted Indiana architect Isaac Hodgson, built in 1871–1874 at the cost of $250,000, and dedicated in 1874.[2] Construction was by McCormack and Sweeny. The building was hailed as "the finest in the West" upon its completion.[2]
It is a three-story, Second Empire-style red-brick building trimmed in limestone. It features a mansard roof, corner pavilions, Corinthian-order portico, and a six-level clock tower.[3]: 2–3 The clock tower is 154 feet tall. A six-inch thick, 10-ten clock bell was installed in 1875. The clock's weighted mechanism were replaced with an electric motor in 1940 and a 900-pound weight fell.[2]
Today the Bartholomew County Veterans Memorial designed by American architect Charles Rose sits adjacent to the Courthouse.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1979.[1] It is located in the Columbus Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Tamara Stone Iorio, Columbus, Indiana: In Vintage Postcards (Arcadia: 2005), p. 20.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2015. Note: This includes Cheryl L. Griffith; Craig Leonard & Cynthia Lynch (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bartholomew County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
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