Clinton County Courthouse

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Clinton County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Clinton County Courthouse (USA)
Clinton County Courthouse
Location: Frankfort, Indiana
Coordinates: 40°16′56″N 86°30′41″W / 40.28222, -86.51139Coordinates: 40°16′56″N 86°30′41″W / 40.28222, -86.51139
Architect: George W. Bunting
Architectural style(s): Second Empire
Added to NRHP: 1978
NRHP Reference#: 78000027 [1]
Governing body: Government

The Clinton County Courthouse is located at 50 North Jackson Street in Frankfort, Indiana. The Clinton County Courthouse dates from 1882-1884. It was designed by George W. Bunting, who also designed courthouses in Anderson (Madison County) and Franklin (Johnson County). The Clinton County Courthouse is a three story limestone building adorned with statuary and a 165 foot domed central tower with a clock. The courthouse cost $170,450 to build in 1882. The courthouse is still in use as the county courthouse.

A virtual duplicate of the Clinton Courthouse was built in Anderson, Indiana (razed) in red brick at the same time as the Clinton County Courthouse..

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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (1978).
  • The Magnificient 92 Indiana Courthouses by Will Counts and Jon Dilts, copyright 1991, pages 30,31.

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