Morgan County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse, December 2011
Morgan County Courthouse (Indiana) is located in Indiana
Morgan County Courthouse (Indiana)
Morgan County Courthouse (Indiana) is located in the United States
Morgan County Courthouse (Indiana)
LocationCourthouse Sq., Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates39°25′39″N 86°25′41″W / 39.42750°N 86.42806°W / 39.42750; -86.42806
Arealess than one acre
Built1857 (1857)-1859, 1956, 1975-1976
Built byBlankenship, Perry
ArchitectHodgson, Isaac
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.95001531[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1996

Morgan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built between 1857 and 1859, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Italianate style brick and stone building. It has a cruciform plan and features a five-level free-standing campanile. Additions were made in 1956 and 1975–1976. Associated with the courthouse is the original annex or Sheriff's House. It is a two-story, five bay by two-bay, I-house.[2]: 5, 9 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is located in the Martinsville Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (January 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgan County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.
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