Rush County Courthouse (Indiana)

Rush County Courthouse

Front of the courthouse
Location Courthouse Sq., Rushville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°36′28″N 85°26′39″W / 39.60778°N 85.44417°W / 39.60778; -85.44417Coordinates: 39°36′28″N 85°26′39″W / 39.60778°N 85.44417°W / 39.60778; -85.44417
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1896 (1896)
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 75000048[1]
Added to NRHP October 10, 1975

Rush County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1896, and is a 3 1/2-story, steel frame building sheathed in rock faced stone in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The irregularly shaped building has four towers at each end of the building with pyramidal roofs. It features a 196 foot tall clock tower with a pyramidal roof and conical turrets.[2]:2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Paul W. Barada (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rush County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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