Ingham County Courthouse

	Ingham County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Michigan State Historic Site
	Interactive map showing the location of Ingham County Courthouse
Location	315 S. Jefferson St; Mason, Michigan
Coordinates	42°34′47″N 84°26′33″W / 42.5797°N 84.4425°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904
Architect	Edwyn A. Bowd; builder: Geo. W. Rickman & Sons Co.
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	71000397
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 13, 1971
Designated MSHS	May 18, 1971

The Ingham County Courthouse is an historic government building located at 315 South Jefferson Street in Mason, Ingham County, Michigan. It occupies an entire city block bounded by South Jefferson, East Ash, South Barnes and East Maple Street.^[2] Constructed from 1902 to 1904, it is Ingham County's third courthouse and the second on this block, which is directly north of the site of the first courthouse. Designed by noted Lansing architect Edwyn A. Bowd in the Beaux Arts style of architecture, it was built by George W. Rickman and Sons Company of Kalamazoo.^[3]^[4]

The Ingham County Courthouse was listed on the Michigan Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1971.^[1]^[3]

Today building is still used as the Ingham County Courthouse, although much of its original functions are conducted at the Veterans Memorial Courthouse at 313 West Kalamazoo Street and at other locations in Lansing, the county's largest city as well as the capital of Michigan.^[5]

In the news

Famous trials, real or fictional, which have taken place here include:

1969: The Algiers Motel incident murder trial of Detroit police officer Ronald August was moved to the Ingham County Courthouse from Wayne County after the publication of John Hersey's 1968 book on the incident.^[6]^[7]
2011: The courthouse scenes of the film Real Steel starring Hugh Jackman were taken at the Ingham County Courthouse.^[8]
2017-18: Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar pled guilty and was sentenced to a de facto life sentence for child sexual abuse in 2017-18. Many victim impact statements became highly publicized stories as part of the Me Too movement. One of Nassar’s three cases related to the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal was carried out at the Ingham County Courthouse.

Gallery

The courthouse in January 2016
Terminating vista of the courthouse at night

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Mapquest maps
^ ^a ^b "Michigan State Historic Preservation Office listing for Ingham County Courthouse". Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
^ "Walking Tour of the Historic Ingham County Courthouse". Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
^ "Ingham County website: Locations". Archived from the original on December 31, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
^ Google News: Sarasota Journal, May 13, 1969. accessed Dec. 25, 2011
^ Google Books, Sugrue, Thomas J., "John Hersey and the Tragedy of Race," introduction to John Hersey, The Algiers Motel Incident, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998
^ Hinds, Julie (October 1, 2011). "Michigan locations in 'Real Steel'". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.

External links

Media related to Ingham County Courthouse (Michigan) at Wikimedia Commons

Ingham County official website

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Mapquest maps

[mcgi.state.mi.us-3] "Michigan State Historic Preservation Office listing for Ingham County Courthouse". Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2011.

[4] "Walking Tour of the Historic Ingham County Courthouse". Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.

[5] "Ingham County website: Locations". Archived from the original on December 31, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.

[6] Google News: Sarasota Journal, May 13, 1969. accessed Dec. 25, 2011

[7] Google Books, Sugrue, Thomas J., "John Hersey and the Tragedy of Race," introduction to John Hersey, The Algiers Motel Incident, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998

[8] Hinds, Julie (October 1, 2011). "Michigan locations in 'Real Steel'". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.

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