Morgan County Courthouse (Indiana)

Morgan County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse, December 2011
LocationCourthouse Sq., Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates39°25′39″N 86°25′41″W / 39.42750°N 86.42806°W / 39.42750; -86.42806
Arealess than one acre
Built1857 (1857)-1859, 1956, 1975-1976
Built byBlankenship, Perry
ArchitectHodgson, Isaac
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.95001531[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1996

Morgan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built between 1857 and 1859, and is a 2+12-story, Italianate style brick and stone building. It has a cruciform plan and features a five-level free-standing campanile. Additions were made in 1956 and 1975–1976. Associated with the courthouse is the original annex or Sheriff's House. It is a two-story, five bay by two-bay, I-house.[2]: 5, 9 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is located in the Martinsville Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (January 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgan County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.