Washington County Courthouse | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | Public Sq., Salem, Indiana |
Coordinates: | 38.6056°N -86.1008°W |
Architect: | McDonald Brothers |
Architecture: | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
Added: | June 16, 1980 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 80000047 |
The Washington County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Salem, Washington County, Indiana. It was designed by Harry P. McDonald and his brother, both of Louisville, and built in 1886. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque building and faced with limestone from the area was used in the construction. It is two-stories above a raised basement and features a five-story corner clock tower with a conical roof. It is the third courthouse at that location.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is located within the Salem Downtown Historic District.