Download - County Courthouses of Indiana
A project by theIndiana State Bar Association
Dear Colleagues,
It is often the way of bar associations that the projects put in the soil during one administration bear fruit during a later one. So it is with this effort beginning in 2007 to collect original artwork of courthouses in all of Indiana’s 92 counties. The Indiana State Bar Association has secured 40 paintings so far portraying courthouses across Indiana, all of which are hanging in the ISBA offices as part of a permanent art exhibit.
I have thoroughly enjoyed traveling all around the state and meeting with attorneys and bar associations to receive these marvelous pieces of artwork, and to learn about the history and significance of each courthouse. I hope you will support the State Bar’s continued efforts to collect pieces of artwork from all 92 counties. With your county’s participation, the State Bar will own one of the few complete collections of original artwork depicting Indiana courthouses, and certainly the most unique!
For more information about this initiative, please contact me at 317.773.2190 or [email protected].
Sincerely,
Douglas D. ChurchPast-President, 2007-2008Indiana State Bar Association
Allen County
Seat: Fort Wayne Built: 1897-1902 Cost: $817,553 Architect: Brentwood S. Tolan Builder: James Stewart & CompanyStyle: Beaux Arts Date of Organization: April 1, 1824 Named for: Col. John Allen of Kentucky
Artist:Roger Hulquist
Donor:Allen County Bar Association
Bartholomew County
Seat: Columbus Built: 1870-1874 Cost: $225,000 Architect: Isaac Hodgson Builder: McCormack & SweeneyStyle: Second Empire French Date of Organization: Feb. 12, 1821 Named for: Gen. Joseph Bartholomew, U.S. Senator
Artist:C. Newlund
Donor:Bartholomew County Bar Association
Benton County
Seat: Fowler Built: 1874 Cost: $62,257 Architect: Gordon P. RandallBuilder: Levi L. Leach Style: Second Empire French Date of Organization: Feb. 18, 1840 Named for: Thomas H. Benton, U.S. Senator
Artist:Robert J. Glass
Donor:Judge Rex W. Kepner, Benton Circuit Court& Benton County Historical Society
Boone County
Seat: Lebanon Built: 1909-11 Cost: $265,000 Architect: Joseph T. Hutton Builder: Caldwell & Drake Style: Classical Revival Date of Organization: April 1, 1830 Named for: Daniel Boone
Artist:Jeff Ashcraft
Donor:Boone County Bar Association
Seat: Washington Built: 1928-1929 Cost: $317,136 Architect: Sutton & Routt Builder: English Brothers Style: Neo-Classical Date of Organization: Feb. 15, 1817 Named for: Colonel Joseph H. Daviess
Artist:Ervin R. Clark
Donor:Daviess County Bar Association
Daviess County
Seat: Auburn Built: 1911-1914 Cost: $317,072 Architect: Mahurin & Mahurin Builder: J.B. Goodall Style: Greek Revival Date of Organization: May 1, 1837 Named for: Baron DeKalb
Artist:Jeanne Gehring
Donor:DeKalb County Bar Association
Dekalb County
Seat: JasperBuilt: 1909-1911 Cost: $62,179 Architect: Milburn, Heister & Co. Builder: William F. Stillwell Style: Classic Revival Date of Organization: Feb. 1, 1818 Named for: Toussaint Dubois
Artist:Bill Pickle, Huntingburg
Donor:Dubois County Bar Association
Dubois County
Delaware County
Seat: Muncie Built: 1966-1969 Cost: $2.4 million Architect: Hamilton, Graham Associates& George W. Cox Builder: F.A. Wilhelm Style: Modern Date of Organization: April 1, 1827 Named for: Delaware Indian Tribe
Artist:Kathleen Crawley
Donor:Delaware County Bar Association
Elkhart County
Seat: Goshen Built: 1868-1871 Cost: $124,881 Architect: J.H. Barrows & George O. Garnsey Builder: Elkhart County Style: Renaissance Revival Date of Organization: April 1, 1830 Named for: Elkhart Indian Tribe
Artist:Jan Appenzeller
Seat: New AlbanyBuilt: 1959-61 Cost: $2.4 million Architect: Walker, Applegate, Oakes & RitzBuilder: Leo C. Miller Company Style: Modern City-County Date of Organization: February 1, 1819 Named for: Col. John Floyd of Virginia
Artist & Donor: James E. Bourne, New Albany (Past ISBA President)
Floyd County
Seat: CovingtonBuilt: 1936-1937 Cost: $246,734 Architect: Louis R. Johnson& Walter Scholar Builder: Jacobson Brothers Style: Art Deco Date of Organization: April 1, 1826 Named for: Major Fountain of Kentucky
Artist:Debbie Meuser
Donor:Fountain County Bar Association
Fountain County
Seat: Rochester Built: 1896-1896 Cost: $99,334 Architect: A. William & Edwin A. RushBuilder: Jordan E. Gibson Style: Richardsonian Romanesque Date of Organization: April 1, 1836 Named for: Robert Fulton
Artist:Pat Thompson
Donor:Fulton County Bar Association
Fulton County
Seat: Noblesville Built: 1877-1879 Cost: $107,043 Architect: Edwin MayBuilder: Aaron G. Campfield Style: Second Empire Date of Organization: April 7, 1823 Named for: Alexander Hamilton
Artist:Rich Ernsting
Donor:Hamilton County Bar Association
Hamilton County
Grant County
Seat: Marion Built: 1880 Cost: $212,776 Architect: E.E. Myers Builder: Hinsdale-Doyle Granite Co.& W.D. Richardson Style: Neo-Classical Date of Organization: April 1, 1831 Named for: Captains Samuel& Moses Grant of Kentucky
Artist:David M. Rush
Donor:Grant County Bar Association
Hancock County
Seat: GreenfieldBuilt: 1896-1897 Cost: $250,692 Architect: Wing & Mahurin Builder: Geake, Henry & GreeneStyle: Romanesque Revival/Tudor Gothic Revival Date of Organization: March 1, 1828 Named for: John Hancock Artist:Deborah Smith
Donor:Hancock County Bar Associationand C. Dean Dobbins
Seat: Danville Built: 1912-1914 Cost: $186,400 Architect: Clarence MartindaleBuilder: McCormack & Sweeney Style: Classical Renaissance Date of Organization: April 1, 1824 Named for: William Hendricks,Governor of Indiana
Artist:Laura Appleby
Donor:Hendricks County Bar Association
Hendricks County
Henry County
Seat: New Castle Built: 1865-69 Cost: $120,000 Architect: Isaac HodgsonBuilder: Henry County Style: Italianate Date of Organization: June 1, 1822 Named for: Patrick Henry
Artist:Shayle Major
Donor:District 6 Access to JusticeHenry County Pro Bono Attorneys
Jasper County
Seat: Rensselaer Built: 1896-1898 Cost: $141,732 Architect: Alfred Grindle& Charles Weatherhog Builder: G.W. & J.F. Heinzmann Style: Late Gothic Revival Artist:Kelli N. Waggoner
Donor:Jasper County Bar Association
Knox County
Seat: Vincennes Built: 1873-1876 Cost: $360,000 Architect: Edwin May& Adolf Scherrer Builder: F.L. Farman for Joseph K. Frick Style: European Date of Organization: June 20, 1790 Named for: General Henry Knox,Secretary of War
Artist:K.P. Singhs
Donor:Knox County Bar Association
Seat: Crown Point Built: 1971 Style: Modern Date of Organization: Feb. 15, 1837 Named for: Lake Michigan
Artist:Doris Klein
Donor:Lake County Bar Association
Lake County
Madison County
Seat: AndersonBuilt: 1884Cost: $150,000 Architect: George W. Bunting Builder: McCormack & Sweeney Style: Modern Date of Organization: July 1, 1823 Named for: President James Madison
Artist:Ruthven Byrum
Donor:Anderson Public Libraryand Meredith Church
Marion County
Marion County CourthouseSeat: Indianapolis Built: 1876Demolished: 1962Architect: Isaac Hodgson Style: Second Empire Date of Organization: April 1, 1822 Named for: Francis Marion
City County BuildingSeat: Indianapolis Built: 1962 Architect: Wright, Porteous & Lowe/Bonar; Lennox, Matthews, Simmons & Ford, Inc.Style: International
Artist:Laura Ann Trimble
Donor:John Trimble, President of the Indianapolis Bar Association (2015-2016)
Montgomery County
Seat: CrawfordsvilleBuilt: 1875-76 Cost: $150,000 Architect: George W. Bunting Builder: McCormack & Sweeney Style: Second Empire Date of Organization: March 1, 1823 Named for: General Richard Montgomery Artist:Stacy Bogan
Donor:Montgomery County Bar Association
Miami County
Seat: Peru Built: 1908-1910 Cost: $251,000 Architect: Lehman & Schmitt Builder: McCormack & SweeneyStyle: Neo-classical Date of Organization: March 1, 1824 Named for: Miami Indian Tribe
Artist:Tiffany Raber
Donor:Miami County Bar Association
Seat: Martinsville Built: 1857-1859 Cost: $32,000 Architect: Isaac HodgsonBuilder: Perry M. BlankenshipStyle: Italianate Date of Organization: Feb. 15, 1822 Named for: General Daniel Morgan
Artist:John L. Mann, Jr.
Donor:Martinsville Public Library& family of John L. Mann, Jr.
Morgan County
Seat: PetersburgBuilt: 1922 Architect: Elmer E. Dunlapand Jasper N. Good Style: Neoclassical Date of Organization: Dec. 21, 1816 Named for: Zebulon Pike
Artist:Estelyn Eversoll
Donor:Pike County Bar Association
Pike County
Posey County
Seat: Mount Vernon Built: 1874-1876 Cost: $95,000 Architect: J.A. Vrydagh & Levi ClarkBuilder: John McMannomy Style: County Capitol Date of Organization: Nov. 1, 1814 Named for: General Thomas Posey
Artist:Maggie Rapp
Donor:Posey County Bar Association
Pulaski County
Seat: Winamac Built: 1895 Architect: A.W. RushBuilder: Jordon Gibson Style: Romanesque Revival Date of Organization: Feb. 7, 1835 Named for: Count Casimir Pulaski
Artist:Louanna Deutschman
Donor:Pulaski County Bar Association
Seat: Shelbyville Built: 1936-1937 Cost: $250,000 Architect: D.A. Bohlen & Son Builder: Service Construction Co. Style: Art Deco Date of Organization: April 1, 1822 Named for: Isaac Shelby,Governor of Kentucky
Artist:Laura Clopp
Donor:Shelby County Bar Association
Shelby County
Seat: Versailles Built: 1860-1861 Cost: $16,250 Architect: Thomas Pattison Builder: James L. Yates Style: Greek Revival Date of Organization: April 10, 1818 Named for: General E.W. Ripley
Artist:Marianne Wiggers
Donor:Ripley County Bar Association
Ripley County
Seat: Sullivan Built: 1926 Cost: $500,000 Architect: John B. Bayard Builder: Walter R. HeathStyle: Neo-Classical Date of Organization: Jan. 15, 1817 Named for: Gen. Daniel Sullivan
Artist:James J. McBride
Donor:Sullivan County Bar Association
Sullivan County
Seat: South Bend Built: 1896-98 Cost: $240,000 Architect: Charles Allerton Coolidge Builder: James Stewart & Co.Style: Beaux Arts Date of Organization: April 1, 1830 Named for: St. Joseph River
Artist:Erin Warner
Donor:St. Joseph County Bar Association
St. Joseph County
Seat: Lafayette Built: 1881-84 Cost: $500,000 Architect: James F. Alexander Builder: Elias Max Styles: Classical Revival, Beaux-Arts,& Neoclassical Date of Organization: March 1, 1826 Named for: Tippecanoe River& battle site
Artist:Kathryn Clark
Donor:Tippecanoe County Bar Association
Tippecanoe County
Tipton County
Seat: Tipton Built: 1893-1894 Cost: $170,988 Architect: Adolf Scherrer Builder: Pierce & MorganStyle: Romanesque Date of Organization: May 1, 1844 Named for: Gen. John Tipton
Artist:Robert J. Glass
Donor:Tipton County Bar Association
Vigo County
Seat: Terre Haute Built: 1884-1888 Cost: $433,189 Architect: Samuel HannafordBuilder: Terre Haute Stone Works Co. Style: Second Empire Date of Organization: Feb. 15, 1818 Named for: Colonel Francis Vigo
Artist:Peter Bruning
Donor:Vigo County Public Defender’s Office
Seat: Evansville Built: 1888-1890 Cost: $379,450 Architect: Henry W. Wolters Builder: Charles Pearce & Co.Style: Beaux-Arts Date of Organization: Feb. 1, 1818 Named for: Henry Vanderburgh,Territorial Judge
Artist:Maggie Rapp
Donor:Evansville Bar Association
Vanderburgh County
Seat: Wabash Built: 1877-1879 Cost: $96,930 Architect: B.V. Enos & Son Builder: Lucien & James GableStyle: Classical Revival Date of Organization: March 1, 1835 Named for: Wabash River
Artist:David M. Rush
Donor:Wabash County Bar Association
Wabash County
Washington County
Seat: SalemBuilt: 1886-1888 Cost: $72,882 Architect: Harry, Kenneth& Roy McDonaldBuilder: Crumbo, Melcher,Routh & Co.Style: Romanesque Date of Organization: Jan. 17, 1814 Named for: President George Washington
Artist:Richard L. Clark
Donor:Washington County Bar Association
Seat: Bluffton Built: 1889-1891 Cost: $119,879 Architect: George W. Bunting Builder: Christian Boseker Style: Romanesque Date of Organization: May 1, 1837 Named for: Captain William A. Wells
Artist:Don Skinner
Donor:Wells County Bar Association
Seat: Richmond Built: 1890-1893 Cost: $287,000 Architect: James W. McLaughlin Builder: Aaron G. Campfield & Co. Style: Romanesque Date of Organization: Jan. 1, 1811 Named for: General Anthony Wayne
Artist:Jack Phelps
Donor:Wayne County Bar Association
Wells County
Wayne County
Adams • Brown • Blackford • Carroll • Cass • Clark • Clay • Clinton • Crawford Dearborn • Decatur • Fayette • Franklin • Gibson • Greene • Harrison
Howard • Huntington • Jackson • Jay • Jefferson • Jennings • JohnsonKosciusko • LaGrange • LaPorte • Lawrence • Marshall • Martin • Monroe
Newton • Noble • Ohio • Orange • Owen • Parke • Perry • PorterPutnam • Randolph • Rush • Scott • Spencer • Starke • Steuben
Switzerland • Union • Vermillion • Warren • Warrick • White • Whitley
The State Bar looks forward to receiving original artwork from the remaining 52 counties: