Clay County Courthouse (Indiana)
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Clay County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. It was designed by noted Indiana architect John W. Gaddis and built in 1914 in the Classical Revival style. It is a three-story, limestone building over a raised basement. It features a multi-tiered parapet with clock faces within a decorative tympanum and a two-story dome atop the flat roof. The interior has a rotunda with stained glass octahedral dome.[2]
Clay County Courthouse | |
 Clay County Courthouse, August 2001 | |
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| Location | Bounded by US 40, Harrison, Jackson, and Alabama Sts., Brazil, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°31′28.8″N 87°7′9.6″W / 39.524667°N 87.119333°W |
| Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Gaddis, John W. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001109[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 9, 1999 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
In 2001, a historical marker was erected on 609 E. National Road/US 40, Brazil. [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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (July 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clay County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ IHB (2020-12-07). "Clay County Courthouse". IHB. Retrieved 2024-06-05.