Owen County Courthouse (Indiana)

Owen County Courthouse

Owen County Courthouse
Location Courthouse Sq., Spencer, Indiana
Coordinates 39°16′3″N 86°45′43″W / 39.26750°N 86.76194°W / 39.26750; -86.76194Coordinates: 39°16′3″N 86°45′43″W / 39.26750°N 86.76194°W / 39.26750; -86.76194
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1910 (1910)-1911
Architect Jesse Townsend Johnson; Christian Kanzler & Son
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 94001351[1]
Added to NRHP November 25, 1994

The Owen County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, United States. It was the work of Jesse Johnson and Christian Kanzler & Son and built in 1910-1911. It is a three-story, with basement, Classical Revival style limestone building. The flat roof is topped by a copper dome with four-sided Seth Thomas clock.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

Owen County Courthouse with the Spirit of the American Doughboy

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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Patricia Powell (December 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Owen County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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