Bartholomew County Courthouse

Bartholomew County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


Location	3rd and Washington Sts., Columbus, Indiana
Coordinates	39°12′4″N 85°55′17″W / 39.20111°N 85.92139°W / 39.20111; -85.92139Coordinates: 39°12′4″N 85°55′17″W / 39.20111°N 85.92139°W / 39.20111; -85.92139
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1871 (1871)-1874
Architect	Hodgson, Issac
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP Reference #	79000031^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 15, 1979

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]

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

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 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, and Cynthia Lynch (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bartholomew County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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