Washington County Courthouse (Indiana)

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Washington County Courthouse
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LocationPublic Sq., Salem, Indiana
Coordinates 38°36′20″N86°6′3″W / 38.60556°N 86.10083°W / 38.60556; -86.10083 Coordinates: 38°36′20″N86°6′3″W / 38.60556°N 86.10083°W / 38.60556; -86.10083
Arealess than one acre
Built1886 (1886)
Architect McDonald Brothers
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 80000047 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1980

The Washington County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Salem, Washington County, Indiana. It was designed by Harry P. McDonald and his brother, both of Louisville, and built in 1886. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque building and faced with limestone from the area was used in the construction. It is two-stories above a raised basement and features a five-story corner clock tower with a conical roof. It is the third courthouse at that location. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It is located within the Salem Downtown 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 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Judith C. Hedrick (June 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Washington County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs