Wayne County Courthouse (Indiana)

The Wayne County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built during the period 1890–93, and is in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The building was designed by Cincinnati, Ohio, architect James W. McLaughlin and the construction was supervised by New Castle, Indiana, architect William S. Kaufman. The "U"-shaped building measures approximately 214 feet by 128 feet, and is constructed of brick faced with Indiana Limestone. It features a projecting entrance pavilion, high pitched hipped and gable roofs, large semicircular arches, and octagonal corner tower.[2] Architectural historians Michael Tomlan and Mary Raddant-Tomlan have suggested that the Wayne County Courthouse was influenced both in terms of exterior design and elements of interior layout by Henry Hobson Richardson's Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Wayne County Courthouse
Nearest cityRichmond, Indiana
Coordinates39°49′42″N 84°53′50″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectJames W. McLaughlin
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.78000042[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1978

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It borders the northern boundary of the Old Richmond Historic District which includes some of Richmond's earliest extant architecture.

East Facade

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "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 Robert Bruegmann (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wayne County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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