Pike County Courthouse (Indiana)

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Pike County Courthouse

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Location 801 Main St., Petersburg, Indiana
Coordinates 38°29′29″N87°16′43″W / 38.49139°N 87.27861°W / 38.49139; -87.27861 Coordinates: 38°29′29″N87°16′43″W / 38.49139°N 87.27861°W / 38.49139; -87.27861
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1922
Architect Elmer E. Dunlap, Jasper N. Good
Architectural style Neoclassical
NRHP reference # 08000913 [1]
Added to NRHP September 17, 2008

The Pike County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at 801 Main St. in Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana. It was designed by architects Elmer E. Dunlap and of Jasper N. Good and built in 1922. It is a three-story, Neoclassical style, nearly square, concrete and buff brick building with slightly projecting pavilions on three sides. It measures 114 feet by 109 feet. Also on the property are five contributing objects: a GAR memorial, veterans' memorial, and three metal street lamps. [2]

Courthouse building which is home to a court

A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply called "courts" or "court buildings". In most of Continental Europe and former non-English-speaking European colonies, the equivalent term is a palace of justice.

Petersburg, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

Petersburg is a city in Washington Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,383 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Pike County.

Pike County, Indiana County in the United States

Pike County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 12,845. The county seat is Petersburg. It contains the geographic point representing median center of population of the United States.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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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 Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (April 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pike County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.