Wells County Courthouse (Indiana)
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Wells County Courthouse | |
 Wells County Courthouse, April 2001 | |
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| Location | 100 W. Market St., Bluffton, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′22″N 85°10′19″W / 40.73944°N 85.17194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | Bunting, George W.; Boeseker, Christian |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000028[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 15, 1979 |
Wells County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana. It was designed by architect George W. Bunting and built in 1889. It is a two-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style sandstone building topped by a high hipped roof. It has a gable roofed wing and features a four-level corner clock tower and corner turret.[2]: 2
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Craig Leonard (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wells County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
Categories:
- County courthouses in Indiana
- Clock towers in Indiana
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Indiana
- Government buildings completed in 1889
- Buildings and structures in Wells County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Wells County, Indiana
- Northern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs