Bartholomew County Courthouse

Bartholomew County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was designed by noted Indiana architect Isaac Hodgson, built in 1871–1874 at the cost of $250,000, and dedicated in 1874.[2] Construction was by McCormack and Sweeny. The building was hailed as "the finest in the West" upon its completion.[2]

Bartholomew County Courthouse
Location3rd and Washington Sts., Columbus, Indiana
Coordinates39°12′4″N 85°55′17″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1871 (1871)-1874
ArchitectHodgson, Issac
Architectural styleSecond Empire
Part ofColumbus Historic District (ID82000059)
NRHP reference No.79000031[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1979

It is a three-story, Second Empire-style red-brick building trimmed in limestone. It features a mansard roof, corner pavilions, Corinthian-order portico, and a six-level clock tower.[3]:2–3 The clock tower is 154 feet tall. A six-inch thick, 10-ten clock bell was installed in 1875. The clock's weighted mechanism were replaced with an electric motor in 1940 and a 900-pound weight fell.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1979.[1] It is located in the Columbus Historic District.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Tamara Stone Iorio, Columbus, Indiana: In Vintage Postcards (Arcadia: 2005), p. 20.
  3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Cheryl L. Griffith; Craig Leonard & Cynthia Lynch (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bartholomew County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.