Daviess County Courthouse (Indiana)
Daviess County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Washington, Daviess County, Indiana. It was built in 1927–1928 in the Classical Revival style. It is a two-story, rectangular brick building sheathed in Bedford limestone. It measures approximately 80 feet by 124 feet, and has a flat roof and slightly projecting colonnaded pavilions, one with six freestanding Ionic order columns. The original second floor courtroom was damaged by fire in 1985.
Daviess County Courthouse | |
 Daviess County Courthouse, December 2011 | |
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| Location | 200 E. Walnut St., Washington, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°39′32″N 87°10′22″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1927-1928 |
| Architect | Sutton, Byron; Routt, Lester W. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000916[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 2008 |
Also on the property are the contributing Confederate Monument in Owensboro on the southwest corner of the lawn (1900) and flagpole (1929).[2]: 5–6, 11
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Joanne Raitz Stuttgen (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Daviess County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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