Hamilton County Courthouse Square is a historic courthouse and jail located at Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana. The jail was built in 1875–1876, and is a Second Empire style brick and limestone building. It consists of the two-story, ell-shaped jailer's residence, with a cellblock attached at the rear. It features a three-story square tower that once had a mansard roof. The courthouse was built between 1877 and 1879, and is a three-story, Second Empire style, rectangular brick building. It has a clock tower atop the mansard roof and limestone Corinthian order pilasters.[2]
Hamilton County Courthouse Square | |
 Hamilton County Courthouse, July 2005 | |
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 Interactive map showing the location for Hamilton County Courthouse Square | |
| Location | Bounded by Logan, 8th, 9th, and Conner Sts., Noblesville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′45″N 86°00′51″W / 40.04583°N 86.01417°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1875-1876, 1877-1879 |
| Architect | Parsons, W.R.; May, Edwin |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| Part of | Noblesville Commercial Historic District (ID91001862) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000033[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1978 |
| Designated CP | December 19, 1991 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The buildings are also included as contributing buildings in the Noblesville Commercial Historic District, which was NRHP-listed in 1991.
This Noblesville, Indiana courtroom is where Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon D. C. Stephenson was tried and convicted of murder on Nov 14, 1925.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "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 April 1, 2016. Note: This includes Kenton Craig Ward (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Noblesville Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ Linder, Douglas (2023). "The D. C. Stephenson Trial: An Account".