Hamilton County Courthouse (Indiana)
Hamilton County Courthouse Square | |
![]() Hamilton County Courthouse, July 2005 | |
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Location | Bounded by Logan, 8th, 9th, and Conner Sts., Noblesville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°2′45″N 86°00′51″W / 40.04583°N 86.01417°WCoordinates: 40°2′45″N 86°00′51″W / 40.04583°N 86.01417°W |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
Built | 1875 | -1876, 1877-1879
Architect | Parsons, W.R.; May, Edwin |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 78000033[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 1978 |
Hamilton County Courthouse Square is a historic courthouse and jail located at Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana. The jail was built in 1875–1876, and is a Second Empire style brick and limestone building. It consists of the two-story, ell-shaped jailer's residence, with a cellblock attached at the rear. It features a three-story square tower that once had a mansard roof. The courthouse was built between 1877 and 1879, and is a three-story, Second Empire style, rectangular brick building. It has a clock tower atop the mansard roof and limestone Corinthian order pilasters.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The buildings are located in the Noblesville Commercial Historic District.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Kenton Craig Ward (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Noblesville Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.
Categories:
- Clock towers in Indiana
- County courthouses in Indiana
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Government buildings completed in 1879
- Second Empire architecture in Indiana
- Buildings and structures in Hamilton County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Hamilton County, Indiana
- Historic district contributing properties in Indiana
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs