Brown County Courthouse Historic District

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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Brown County Courthouse, December 2011
Location	Courthouse, Old Log Jail, and the Historical Society Museum Bldg., Nashville, Indiana
Coordinates	39°12′28″N 86°14′48″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

1. "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 2015-07-01. 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 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.

External links

• Brown County Historical Society website