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Adams County Courthouse (Indiana)
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Adams County Courthouse is located in the city of Decatur
, the county seat of Adams County, Indiana
. It was built in 1872–1873 at a cost of $78,979. The designer was J. C. Johnson, who had been trained as a carpenter and joiner and became a self-taught architect; he won second place in the Indiana State Capitol design competition. The construction was done by Christian Boseker of Fort Wayne
. It is built of red brick with stone ornamentation.
The building and three associated objects was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on September 17, 2008. Included in the NRHP listing are:
It is the 12th property listed as a featured property of the week in a program of the National Park Service that began in July, 2008.
Decatur, Indiana
Decatur is a city in Root and Washington townships, Adams County, Indiana, United States. The city, which serves as the county seat of Adams County, takes its name after the prominent war hero Stephen Decatur, Jr., one of the captains of the original 6 frigates of the US navy...
, the county seat of Adams County, Indiana
Adams County, Indiana
Adams County lies in northeastern Indiana in the United States and shares its eastern border with Ohio. It was officially established in 1836. The county seat is Decatur....
. It was built in 1872–1873 at a cost of $78,979. The designer was J. C. Johnson, who had been trained as a carpenter and joiner and became a self-taught architect; he won second place in the Indiana State Capitol design competition. The construction was done by Christian Boseker of Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
. It is built of red brick with stone ornamentation.
The building and three associated objects was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on September 17, 2008. Included in the NRHP listing are:
- Peace Monument, a limestone statue of a female figure
- Elephant Rock, a memorial to author Gene Stratton-PorterGene Stratton-PorterGene Stratton-Porter was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, and one of the earliest women to form a movie studio and production company. She wrote some best-selling novels and well-received columns in national magazines, such as McCalls...
, consisting of a gneiss glacial boulder with a bronze plaque - Pioneer Memorial, a bronze plaque and stand, from 1936
It is the 12th property listed as a featured property of the week in a program of the National Park Service that began in July, 2008.
External Links
- Photographs of the Adams County Courthouse from the Ball State University Digital Media Repository