Miami County Courthouse (Indiana)

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Miami County Courthouse
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Miami County Courthouse, October 2005
Miami County Courthouse (Indiana) is located in Indiana
Miami County Courthouse (Indiana)
LocationPublic Square, Peru, Indiana
Coordinates40°45′16″N 86°4′8″W / 40.75444°N 86.06889°W / 40.75444; -86.06889Coordinates: 40°45′16″N 86°4′8″W / 40.75444°N 86.06889°W / 40.75444; -86.06889
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1908 (1908)-1910
ArchitectLehman & Schmitt; McCormack, P.H.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.08000194[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 2008

Miami County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Peru, Miami County, Indiana. It was built between 1908 and 1910, and is a three-story, steel frame, concrete, and brick building sheathed in a veneer of Bedford limestone. It features a projecting portico with freestanding two-story Tuscan order columns in the Classical Revival. The building has a flat roof topped by a squat four-sided square dome. The property includes an additional 33 contributing object such as a bell with stand, "Lady Liberty" statue (commonly known by many as "Statue of liberty"), retaining wall, 12 architectural lamps, and 6 street lamps.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (June 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Miami County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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