Wells County Courthouse (Indiana)

Wells County Courthouse
Wells County Courthouse, April 2001
Location100 W. Market St., Bluffton, Indiana
Coordinates40°44′22″N 85°10′19″W / 40.73944°N 85.17194°W / 40.73944; -85.17194
Arealess than one acre
Built1889 (1889)
ArchitectBunting, George W.; Boeseker, Christian
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.79000028[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 1979

Wells County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana. It was designed by architect George W. Bunting and built in 1889. It is a two-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style sandstone building topped by a high hipped roof. It has a gable roofed wing and features a four-level corner clock tower and corner turret.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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 July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Craig Leonard (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wells County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs