Fulton County Courthouse (Indiana)

Fulton County Courthouse

Fulton County Courthouse
Location 815 Main St., Rochester, Indiana
Coordinates 41°3′56″N 86°12′55″W / 41.06556°N 86.21528°W / 41.06556; -86.21528Coordinates: 41°3′56″N 86°12′55″W / 41.06556°N 86.21528°W / 41.06556; -86.21528
Built 1895
Built by Gibson, J.P.
Architect Rush A.W. & Son
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 00001138[1]
Added to NRHP September 22, 2000

The Fulton County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. It was built in 1895-1896, and is a four-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style limestone building. It has a cross-hall plan and features a central bell and clock tower with a pyramidal roof. In addition to the courthouse, the grounds have four memorials: one for the Pottawatomies' Trail of Death, a cornerstone for the Rochester College, and two war memorials.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It is a prominent building in the Rochester Downtown Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Judy K. Cowling (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fulton County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. ↑ "Places to see, things to do in Fulton Co.". The Rochester Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.


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