Sullivan County Courthouse (Indiana)

Sullivan County Courthouse

Sullivan County Courthouse, October 2011
Location 100 Courthouse Sq., Sullivan, Indiana
Coordinates 39°05′42″N 87°24′28″W / 39.09500°N 87.40778°W / 39.09500; -87.40778Coordinates: 39°05′42″N 87°24′28″W / 39.09500°N 87.40778°W / 39.09500; -87.40778
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1926 (1926)-1928
Architect Bayard, John; Heath, Walter
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference # 08001213[1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 2008

Sullivan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana. It was built between 1926 and 1928, and is a three-story, nearly square, steel frame and concrete, Beaux-Arts style building faced in limestone. All four faces are nearly identical and feature a traditional Corinthian order composite cornice. The central of the each facade has a rounded arch parapet with clock. The building is nearly identical to the Vermillion County Courthouse.[2]:5, 7

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Camille B. Fife (January 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sullivan County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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