Carroll County Courthouse (Indiana)

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Carroll County Courthouse
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Location101 W. Main St., Delphi, Indiana
Coordinates 40°35′10″N86°40′29″W / 40.58611°N 86.67472°W / 40.58611; -86.67472 Coordinates: 40°35′10″N86°40′29″W / 40.58611°N 86.67472°W / 40.58611; -86.67472
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1888, 1916, 1918
Architect Dunlap, Elmer E.; et al.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 03001317 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 2003

The Carroll County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at 101 W. Main St. in Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana. It was designed by architect Elmer E. Dunlap and built in 1916. It is a three-story Classical Revival style rectangular building of Indiana limestone. It features a three-story projecting pavilion. The Carroll County Courthouse property has two prominent works of public art in its collection: the Murphy Memorial Drinking Fountain (1918) and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1888); they are considered contributing objects along with a World War II artillery gun. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1] It is located in the Delphi Courthouse Square Historic District.

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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 Alexandra Wenzl; Lynn Corson; Suzanne Stanis (April 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carroll County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.