Noble County Courthouse (Indiana)

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Noble County Courthouse
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Location101 N. Orange St.,
Albion, Indiana, USA
Coordinates 41°23′45″N85°25′28″W / 41.39583°N 85.42444°W / 41.39583; -85.42444
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1887 (1887)
Built byM.J. Malone & Bros.
Architect E. O. Fallis & Co.
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 81000005 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 1981

The Noble County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Albion, Noble County, Indiana. It was designed by E.O. Fallis & Co. and was built in 1887. It is a 2+12-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style red brick building with limestone trim. It has a steep hipped roof topped by a massive square center tower. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1] It is located in the Albion 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 June 1, 2016.Note: This includes Eugene Paul Graham (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Noble County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.