Johnson County Courthouse Square Explained

Johnson County Courthouse Square
Location:Courthouse Sq., Franklin, Indiana
Coordinates:39.48°N -86.055°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Johnson County Courthouse Square
Built:-1881
Architect:Bunting, George W.
Architecture:Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Added:April 16, 1981
Refnum:81000017

Johnson County Courthouse Square is a historic courthouse and town square located in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. The courthouse was built between 1879 and 1881, and is a two-story, red brick building with elements of Second Empire, Neo-Jacobean, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. It has a low hipped metal roof topped by a central tower and with smaller corner towers topped with pyramidal roofs. It was designed by George W. Bunting, who also designed courthouses at Frankfort (Clinton County) and Anderson (Madison County).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

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. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Johnson County Courthouse Square. 2016-05-01. Todd R. Mozingo. PDF. August 1975. and Accompanying photographs.