Johnson County Courthouse Square
Johnson County Courthouse Square | |
Johnson County Courthouse, September 2010 | |
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Location | Courthouse Sq., Franklin, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°28′48″N 86°3′18″W / 39.48000°N 86.05500°WCoordinates: 39°28′48″N 86°3′18″W / 39.48000°N 86.05500°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1879 | -1881
Architect | Bunting, George W. |
Architectural style | Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) |
NRHP Reference # | 81000017[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 16, 1981 |
Johnson County Courthouse Square is a historic courthouse and town square located in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. The courthouse was built between 1879 and 1881, and is a two-story, red brick building with elements of Second Empire, Neo-Jacobean, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. It has a low hipped metal roof topped by a central tower and with smaller corner towers topped with pyramidal roofs. It was designed by George W. Bunting, who also designed courthouses at Franklin (Clinton County) and Anderson (Madison County).[2]:2
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Todd R. Mozingo (August 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Johnson County Courthouse Square" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-229, "Johnson County Courthouse, 5 East Jefferson Street, Franklin, Johnson County, IN", 13 measured drawings, 3 data pages
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