Benton County Courthouse is a Second Empire style building in Benton County, Indiana that was built in 1874.[1]
Benton County Courthouse | |
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| Location | 706 E. 5th St., Fowler, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°37′2″N 87°18′57″W / 40.61722°N 87.31583°W |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Randall, G.P. |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000741[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 1, 2008 |
It was nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008,[2] and it was listed on the National Register on August 1 of that year.[1]
There was a previous Benton County Courthouse that was built in 1855 but was torn down in 1873.
History edit
Benton county was formed in 1840. After a long struggle, the seat was moved to Fowler in 1874.
The current Benton County Courthouse, located in Fowler, was designed by Gurdon P. Randall of Chicago and built in 1874 by Levi L. Leach at a cost of $62,257. The new courthouse was an impressive building from an architectural standpoint, but also provided much-needed improvements in security, including large fire-proof vaults. Randall had designed the Marshall County courthouse a few years earlier.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "DNR - Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology: Review Board - Agenda & Comments". DNR. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ 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 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Camille B. Fife (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benton County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.
External links edit
Media related to Benton County Courthouse (Indiana) at Wikimedia Commons- Benton County courthouse, at website of the Indiana judiciary
- Photographs of the Benton County Courthouse from the Ball State University Digital Media Repository
