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Union County Courthouse (Indiana)

Coordinates: 39°38′5″N 84°55′50″W / 39.63472°N 84.93056°W / 39.63472; -84.93056
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Union County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse, July 2019
Union County Courthouse (Indiana) is located in Indiana
Union County Courthouse (Indiana)
Union County Courthouse (Indiana) is located in the United States
Union County Courthouse (Indiana)
LocationCourthouse Sq., Liberty, Indiana
Coordinates39°38′5″N 84°55′50″W / 39.63472°N 84.93056°W / 39.63472; -84.93056
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1890 (1890)-1891
ArchitectBunting, G.W. & Son
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.87000103[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1987

Union County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Liberty, Union County, Indiana. It was designed by noted Indianapolis architect George W. Bunting and built in 1890–1891. It is a two-story, rectangular, Richardsonian Romanesque style rock faced ashlar stone building on a raised basement. It has a hipped roof and features an arched entrance and four-story clock tower.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] It is located in the Liberty Courthouse Square Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Mary H. Heron (October 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Union County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs