LaGrange County Courthouse explained

LaGrange County Courthouse
Location:Detroit St., La Grange, Indiana
Coordinates:41.6444°N -85.4186°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of LaGrange County Courthouse
Built:-1879
Architect:Tolan, Thomas J., & Sons; Bosseker & Begue
Architecture:Second Empire, Georgian
Added:July 17, 1980
Refnum:80000042

LaGrange County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located on Detroit Street in LaGrange, LaGrange County, Indiana. It was designed by Thomas J. Tolan, & Son, Architects of Fort Wayne, Indiana and built in 1878–1879. It is a two-story, rectangular red brick building with Second Empire and Georgian style design elements. The front facade consists of a central clock tower flanked by square corner pavilions.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1980.

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: LaGrange County Courthouse. 2016-05-01. Richard C. Tjarks and J. Scott McKibben. PDF. June 1978. and Accompanying photographs.