Brown County Courthouse Historic District

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Brown County Courthouse Historic District
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Brown County Courthouse, December 2011
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LocationCourthouse, Old Log Jail, and the Historical Society Museum Bldg., Nashville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°12′28″N86°14′48″W / 39.20778°N 86.24667°W / 39.20778; -86.24667 Coordinates: 39°12′28″N86°14′48″W / 39.20778°N 86.24667°W / 39.20778; -86.24667
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1873 (1873)-1874, 1879
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Log Construction
NRHP reference No. 83000050 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1983

Brown County Courthouse Historic District is a historic courthouse and national historic district located at Nashville, Brown County, Indiana. It encompasses three contributing buildings: the courthouse, Old Log Jail, and the Historical Society Museum Building. The Brown County Courthouse was built in 1873–1874, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick building. It has a gable roof and two-tiered, flat-roofed frame tower. The Old Log Jail was built in 1879, and is a small two-story log building. It measures 12 feet by 20 feet, and was used as a jail until 1922. The Historical Society Museum Building, or Brown County Community Building, is a two-story, rectangular log building. It was moved to its present location in 1936–1937. The Works Progress Administration funded the reconstruction and remodeling of the building. [2] :2–4

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01.Note: This includes Hazel Davis and Amelia DeWees (June 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brown County Courthouse Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.