Adams County Courthouse (Indiana) Explained
| Adams County Courthouse |
| Location: | 112 S. Second St., Decatur, Indiana |
| Coordinates: | 40.8297°N -84.9247°W |
| Area: | less than 1acres |
| Built: | 1873 |
| Architecture: | Second Empire |
| Added: | September 17, 2008[1] |
| Refnum: | 08000914 |
Adams County Courthouse is located in the city of Decatur, the county seat of Adams County, Indiana. It was built in 1872–1873 at a cost of $78,979. The designer was J. C. Johnson, who had been trained as a carpenter and joiner and became a self-taught architect; he won second place in the Indiana State Capitol design competition.
Construction
The construction was done by Christian Boseker of Fort Wayne. It is built of red brick with stone ornamentation.[2]
The building and three associated objects was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 2008.[3] [1] Included in the NRHP listing are:
- Peace Monument, a limestone statue of a female figure
- Elephant Rock, a memorial to author Gene Stratton-Porter, consisting of a gneiss glacial boulder with a bronze plaque
- Pioneer Memorial, a bronze plaque and stand, from 1936
Featured property
It is the 12th property listed as a featured property of the week in a program of the National Park Service that began in July, 2008.[1] [4]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places, September 26, 2008 . 2008-10-20. New listings. National Park Service.
- Book: Counts
, Will
. Jon Dilts . The 92 Magnificent Indiana Courthouses . Indiana University Press . 1991 . Bloomington, Indiana . 978-0-253-33638-5 . 8–9.
- Elizabeth Gallow and Beth Sullebarger (March 12, 2008) National Register of Historic Places Registration: Adams County, Indiana, Courthouse, National Park Service (62 pages including maps, plans, and 24 color photos, exterior and interior)
- Web site: Weekly List Actions . 2008-10-20. National Park Service. https://web.archive.org/web/20081009172606/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/nrlist.htm. 9 October 2008 . live.
