Hamilton County Courthouse Square | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Bounded by Logan, 8th, 9th, and Conner Sts., Noblesville, Indiana |
Coordinates: | 40.0458°N -86.0142°W |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Marker: | building |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location for Hamilton County Courthouse Square |
Built: | 1875-1876, 1877-1879 |
Architect: | Parsons, W.R.; May, Edwin |
Architecture: | Second Empire |
Added: | May 10, 1978 |
Area: | 1.8acres |
Partof: | Noblesville Commercial Historic District |
Partof Refnum: | 91001862 |
Designated Nrhp Type: | December 19, 1991 |
Refnum: | 78000033 |
Hamilton County Courthouse Square is a historic courthouse and jail located at Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana. The jail was built in 1875–1876, and is a Second Empire style brick and limestone building. It consists of the two-story, ell-shaped jailer's residence, with a cellblock attached at the rear. It features a three-story square tower that once had a mansard roof. The courthouse was built between 1877 and 1879, and is a three-story, Second Empire style, rectangular brick building. It has a clock tower atop the mansard roof and limestone Corinthian order pilasters.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The buildings are also included as contributing buildings in the Noblesville Commercial Historic District, which was NRHP-listed in 1991.
This Noblesville, Indiana courtroom is where Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon D. C. Stephenson was tried and convicted of murder on Nov 14, 1925.[2]