Isaac Hodgson was an Irish-American architect who worked primarily in Indiana and Minnesota. He was born in Belfast, Ireland

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

 in 1826 and studied at the Royal Academy. He went to work for architect Sir Charles Lanyon

Charles Lanyon

Sir Charles Lanyon DL, JP was an English architect of the 19th century. His work is most closely associated with Belfast, Northern Ireland.-Biography:Lanyon was born in Eastbourne, Sussex in 1813...

 at the age of 16. He immigrated to the New York in 1848 and in 1849 moved to Louisville, kentucky where he worked as an assistant architect working on a number of state governmental buildings. He was practicing architecture in Indianapolis by 1855. He designed six Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

 courthouse

Courthouse

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s, including the ones in Bartholomew

Bartholomew County, Indiana

Bartholomew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1900. As of 2010, the population was 76,794...

, Jennings

Jennings County, Indiana

Jennings County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 28,525. The county seat is Vernon.-History:...

, Morgan

Morgan County, Indiana

Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 68,894. The county seat is Martinsville. Morgan is one of seven counties contiguous to Marion County, and is located between Indianapolis, in Marion County, and Bloomington, located in Monroe County...

 and Henry

Henry County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 48,508 people, 19,486 households, and 13,971 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 20,592 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

 counties. He also designed the old Marion County courthouse which was demolished in 1962.

Hodgson was one of eight charter members of the Indiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...

and relocated to Minnesota about 1882 where he designed a number of notable buildings in partnership with his oldest son.