Hamilton County Courthouse (Indiana)

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Hamilton County Courthouse Square
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Hamilton County Courthouse, July 2005
Hamilton County Courthouse (Indiana) is located in Indiana
Hamilton County Courthouse (Indiana)
LocationBounded by Logan, 8th, 9th, and Conner Sts., Noblesville, Indiana
Coordinates40°2′45″N 86°00′51″W / 40.04583°N 86.01417°W / 40.04583; -86.01417Coordinates: 40°2′45″N 86°00′51″W / 40.04583°N 86.01417°W / 40.04583; -86.01417
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1875 (1875)-1876, 1877-1879
ArchitectParsons, W.R.; May, Edwin
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.78000033[1]
Added to NRHPMay 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[]

  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 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.


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