Newton County Courthouse (Indiana)


Newton County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The courthouse seen from the southeast
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Location	One Courthouse Square, Kentland, Indiana
Coordinates	40°46′8″N 87°26′44″W / 40.76889°N 87.44556°W / 40.76889; -87.44556Coordinates: 40°46′8″N 87°26′44″W / 40.76889°N 87.44556°W / 40.76889; -87.44556
Area	less than one acre
Built	1906 (1906)
Architect	Joseph T. Hutton; Erick Lund
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP Reference #	08000742^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 1, 2008

The Newton County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Kentland, Newton County, Indiana, United States. The original Newton County was formed by statute on February 7, 1835, and was a roughly square area some 30 miles on a side, encompassing what is now the northern half of the county, the northern half of Jasper County, and a large section to the north. The northern border was cut back to the Kankakee River on February 1, 1836, with all land north of the Kankakee River going to Lake and Porter counties. The county was abolished and combined with Jasper County in 1839. On December 8, 1859 the county was recreated and the borders were redrawn to essentially their current state.^[2]

The current Newton County Courthouse was built in 1906, and is a three-story, rectangular, Renaissance Revival style brick building with limestone trim. It has an architectural tile hipped roof. The front facade features round arched windows on the third floor, projecting entrance pavilion, and a pedimented parapet.^[3]^:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Counts, Will; Jon Dilts (1991). The 92 Magnificent Indiana Courthouses. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-0-253-33638-5.
↑ "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 Camille B. Fife (October 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newton County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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