The Hamilton County, Indiana Courthouse (1879-1992)

Read time: 7 min.

Six-year-old me spent a lot of time in the back seat traveling across the state to a family Christmas here or an Easter there. The historic courthouses I saw on those trips made a massive impression on me! I spent hours drawing each I came across and knew that the Hamilton County Courthouse in downtown Noblesville was truly special.

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The Franklin County, Indiana Courthouse (1852/1877/1912-)

Read time: 5 min.

Here’s some advice for all of you could-be courthouse contractors: although top-loading a house with roofing materials may be fine for a suburban ranch, try it at your peril while renovating an old courthouse. You’d hate to suffer the same fate our neighbors down in Brookville did back in 1877!

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