Brown County Courthouse Historic District is a historic courthouse and national historic district located at Nashville, Brown County, Indiana. It encompasses three contributing buildings: the courthouse, Old Log Jail, and the Historical Society Museum Building. The Brown County Courthouse was built in 1873–1874, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick building. It has a gable roof and two-tiered, flat-roofed frame tower. The Old Log Jail was built in 1879, and is a small two-story log building. It measures 12 feet by 20 feet, and was used as a jail until 1922. The Historical Society Museum Building, or Brown County Community Building, is a two-story, rectangular log building. It was moved to its present location in 1936–1937. The Works Progress Administration funded the reconstruction and remodeling of the building.[2]: 2–4
Brown County Courthouse Historic District | |
 Brown County Courthouse, December 2011 | |
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| Location | Courthouse, Old Log Jail, and the Historical Society Museum Bldg., Nashville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°12′28″N 86°14′48″W / 39.20778°N 86.24667°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1873-1874, 1879 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Log Construction |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000050[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1983 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
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 July 1, 2015. Note: This includes Hazel Davis and Amelia DeWees (June 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brown County Courthouse Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
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