Bartholomew County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was designed by noted Indiana architect Isaac Hodgson, built in 1871–1874 at the cost of $250,000, and dedicated in 1874.[2] Construction was by McCormack and Sweeny. The building was hailed as "the finest in the West" upon its completion.[2]
Bartholomew County Courthouse | |
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| Location | 3rd and Washington Sts., Columbus, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°12′4″N 85°55′17″W / 39.20111°N 85.92139°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1871-1874 |
| Architect | Hodgson, Issac |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| Part of | Columbus Historic District (ID82000059) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000031[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1979 |
It is a three-story, Second Empire-style red-brick building trimmed in limestone. It features a mansard roof, corner pavilions, Corinthian-order portico, and a six-level clock tower.[3]: 2–3 The clock tower is 154 feet tall. A six-inch thick, 10-ten clock bell was installed in 1875. The clock's weighted mechanism were replaced with an electric motor in 1940 and a 900-pound weight fell.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1979.[1] It is located in the Columbus Historic District.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Tamara Stone Iorio, Columbus, Indiana: In Vintage Postcards (Arcadia: 2005), p. 20.
- ^ "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 Cheryl L. Griffith; Craig Leonard & Cynthia Lynch (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bartholomew County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.
