Jackson County Courthouse (Indiana)

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Jackson County Courthouse
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Jackson County Courthouse, September 2011
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Location111 S. Main St., Brownstown, Indiana
Coordinates 38°52′42″N86°02′29″W / 38.87833°N 86.04139°W / 38.87833; -86.04139
Area2.886 acres (1.168 ha)
Built1870 (1870), 1911
ArchitectDunlap, Elmer E.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 11000911 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 2011

Jackson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana. The original building was built in 1870, and extensively remodeled by Elmer E. Dunlap in the Classical Revival style in 1911. It is a two-story, brick and limestone building consisting of a rectangular main central section with two flanking wings. The building features a four-sided clock tower. Located on the courthouse grounds are the contributing Sherman M-4 memorial tank, the town water pump and bell, and a cast iron fence (1872). [2] :3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/12/11 through 12/16/112. National Park Service. November 23, 2011.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved April 1, 2016.Note: This includes Kelli Andre Kellerhals (June 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jackson County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.