Clinton County Courthouse (Indiana)

Clinton County Courthouse

Front of the courthouse
Location Public Sq., Frankfort, Indiana
Coordinates 40°16′52″N 86°30′40″W / 40.28111°N 86.51111°W / 40.28111; -86.51111Coordinates: 40°16′52″N 86°30′40″W / 40.28111°N 86.51111°W / 40.28111; -86.51111
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1882 (1882)
Architect Bunting, George W.
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP Reference # 78000027[1]
Added to NRHP December 5, 1978

The Clinton County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at 50 North Jackson Street in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana, United States. The Clinton County Courthouse dates from 1882-1884. It was designed by George W. Bunting, who also designed courthouses in Anderson (Madison County) and Franklin (Johnson County). The Clinton County Courthouse is a three story, Second Empire style limestone building adorned with statuary and a 165-foot domed central tower with a clock. The courthouse cost $170,450 to build in 1882. The courthouse is still in use as the county courthouse.[2]

A virtual duplicate of the Clinton Courthouse was built in Anderson, Indiana (razed) in red brick at the same time as the Clinton County Courthouse.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is located in the Frankfort Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Margaret Carter (February 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clinton County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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