Morgan County Courthouse (Indiana) Explained

Morgan County Courthouse
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:Courthouse Sq., Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates:39.4275°N -86.4281°W
Built:-1859, 1956, 1975-1976
Architect:Hodgson, Isaac
Builder:Blankenship, Perry
Architecture:Italianate
Added:January 11, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:95001531

Morgan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built between 1857 and 1859, and is a -story, Italianate style brick and stone building. It has a cruciform plan and features a five-level free-standing campanile. Additions were made in 1956 and 1975–1976. Associated with the courthouse is the original annex or Sheriff's House. It is a two-story, five bay by two-bay, I-house.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It is located in the Martinsville Commercial Historic District.

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: Morgan County Courthouse. 2016-05-01. Joanne Raetz Stuttgen. PDF. January 1995. and Accompanying photographs.