Scottsburg Courthouse Square Historic District Explained

Scottsburg Courthouse Square Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by 1st, Kerton, Railroad, and Wardell Sts., Scottsburg, Indiana
Coordinates:38.6853°N -85.77°W
Architect:Baty, Andrew; et.al.
Architecture:Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:June 22, 2003
Refnum:03000547

The Scottsburg Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Scottsburg, Scott County, Indiana. The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings and 8 contributing objects in the central business district of Scottsburg centered on the Scott County Courthouse. It developed between about 1873 and 1952, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival, and Stick Style / Eastlake movement style architecture. The courthouse was built in 1873-1874 after the decision was made to finally locate the county seat of Scott County into a central location within the county, which caused the founding of Scottsburg. Located in the district is the separately listed Scottsburg Depot. Other notable contributing resources include the Town Tavern (1924), A&P Grocery (1923), Corner Drugstore (c. 1880), Harmon Building (1907), City Hall (1899-1900), Napper's Hospital (1936), Scott Theatre (1946), Scott County Public (Carnegie) Library (1919), Scott County Bank (1906), Prosser's Hardware (1912), and a statue of William Hayden English (1908).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Scottsburg Courthouse Square Historic District. 2016-07-01. Melinda Lowry. PDF. June 2002. and Accompanying photographs