Benton County Courthouse (Indiana)

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Benton County Courthouse
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Location706 E. 5th St., Fowler, Indiana
Coordinates 40°37′2″N87°18′57″W / 40.61722°N 87.31583°W / 40.61722; -87.31583
Built1874
Architect Randall, G.P.
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP reference No. 08000741 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 1, 2008

Benton County Courthouse is a Second Empire style building in Benton County, Indiana that was built in 1874. [1]

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It was nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, [2] and it was listed on the National Register on August 1 of that year. [1]

There was a previous Benton County Courthouse that was built in 1855 but was torn down in 1873.

History

Benton county was formed in 1840. After a long struggle, the seat was moved to Fowler in 1874.

The current Benton County Courthouse, located in Fowler, was designed by Gurdon P. Randall of Chicago and built in 1874 by Levi L. Leach at a cost of $62,257. The new courthouse was an impressive building from an architectural standpoint, but also provided much-needed improvements in security, including large fire-proof vaults. Randall had designed the Marshall County courthouse a few years earlier. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "DNR - Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology: Review Board - Agenda & Comments". DNR. July 19, 2008. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Counts, Will; Jon Dilts (1991). The 92 Magnificent Indiana Courthouses. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 14–15. ISBN   978-0-253-33638-5.
  4. ↑ "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 Camille B. Fife (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benton County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.


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