Fountain County Clerk's Building Explained

Fountain County Clerk's Building
Location:516 4th St., Covington, Indiana
Coordinates:40.1389°N -87.3969°W
Built:, 1859
Architecture:Federal, Double pile
Added:June 27, 2002
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:02000692

Fountain County Clerk's Building, also known as the Lew Wallace Law Office, is a historic government office building located at Covington, Fountain County, Indiana. It was built in 1842, and is a one-story, double pile, Federal style red brick building. It has a side gable roof and sits on a stone foundation. The front facade features a nearly full-width front porch with decorative scrollwork. It housed the office of the county clerk until 1859, when the building was sold and moved to its present location and the clerk's offices were moved to the third Fountain County Courthouse. From 1849 to 1853, the building housed the law office of Lew Wallace (1827-1901).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fountain County Clerk's Building. 2015-10-01. Carol Ann Freese and Nancy Wagner. PDF. December 2001. and Accompanying photographs.