Indiana courthouses have gone through a couple of distinct architectural phases. Once log and frame structures fell out of favor and brick became the norm in the teens and early 1820s, early courthouses were surpassed by simple Greek Revival structures like the courthouses found in Rising Sun, Paoli, and Nashville. With some exceptions, Second Empire became the stylistic norm after the Civil War, followed by Richardson Romanesque and Beaux Arts towards the end of the century. Starting around 1905, the preferences of county officials changed yet again, leading to the Classical Revival, or Neoclassical, era. A few Art Deco courthouses later, we now find ourselves firmly entrenched in the modern period, though that can also be split up if you feel like being extra pedantic.