Morgan County Courthouse (Indiana)

Morgan County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Morgan County Courthouse, December 2011
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Location	Courthouse Sq., Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates	39°25′39″N86°25′41″W / 39.42750°N 86.42806°W / 39.42750; -86.42806
Area	less than one acre
Built	1857 (1857)-1859, 1956, 1975-1976
Built by	Blankenship, Perry
Architect	Hodgson, Isaac
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	95001531 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 11, 1996

Morgan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built between 1857 and 1859, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Italianate style brick and stone building. It has a cruciform plan and features a five-level free-standing campanile. Additions were made in 1956 and 1975–1976. Associated with the courthouse is the original annex or Sheriff's House. It is a two-story, five bay by two-bay, I-house. ^{[2] : 5, 9}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. ^[1] It is located in the Martinsville Commercial Historic District.

References

1. "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 May 1, 2016.Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (January 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgan County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.