Fountain County Courthouse


Fountain County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front, seen from the south
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Location	301 4th St., Covington, Indiana
Coordinates	40°8′12″N 87°23′50″W / 40.13667°N 87.39722°W / 40.13667; -87.39722Coordinates: 40°8′12″N 87°23′50″W / 40.13667°N 87.39722°W / 40.13667; -87.39722
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Architect	Louis R. Johnson, et al.
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP Reference #	08000191^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 19, 2008

Fountain County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Covington, Fountain County, Indiana. It was built in 1937 as a Public Works Administration project.^[2]

History

Fountain County Courthouse was designed by Louis Johnson, and completed in July 1937. The construction of the building cost $228,822. It is a three-story, Art Deco style, flat roofed building faced with Indiana limestone. It measures 116 feet by 89 feet and incorporates a 32 foot-square wired-glass skylight.^[3]^:5 It was built to replace three previous courthouses that were built in 1827, 1833, and 1859.^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]

Interior

The interior features a collection of murals, totaling 2,500 square foot, painted by Eugene Savage. The murals reflect the history of Fountain County.^[4] In 1983, the murals underwent conservation, using sealant which caused the paint to begin to peel from the walls.^[5]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Fountain County Courthouse – Covington IN". Covington, Indiana. The Living New Deal. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Eliza Steelwater (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fountain County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
1 2 "Fountain County Courthouse". Digital Image Collections. Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
↑ Livingston, Mikel. "Fountain County in quandary over courthouse's murals". Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved 1 April 2015. (subscription required)

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