The Allen County, Indiana Courthouse (1902-)

Read time: 9 min.

The Allen County Courthouse in Fort Wayne is the most magnificent in Indiana. There aren’t even many state capitols that match its opulence! In fact, the courthouse towers over thirty of them. Completed in 1902, the courthouse was designed to anticipate the needs of Allen County for at least a century as the crown jewel of Fort Wayne. Its completion was such an enormous event that no less than Teddy Roosevelt, the President of the United States, was scheduled to speak at its dedication1.

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The Randolph County, Indiana Courthouse (1877-)

Read time: 6 min.

It’s usually pretty easy to have your voice heard by local government. For starters, you could show up at a commissioners’ meeting, sign a petition, or hold a protest outside the county building. If all else fails, it might not hurt to gather up six of your elderly bridge club friends and pose naked for a calendar that draws attention to your plight! That’s what the self-styled “Courthouse Girls” from Farmland did while the historic Randolph County Courthouse awaited the wrecking ball. It worked!

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