Photos of Indiana's Historic Courthouses, along with some others
I’m a person who likes things to fall into a categorizable order. Maybe that’s why when I started this project, I expected to end with one representative photo of each county’s courthouse, winding up with 92 in all. Of course, it didn’t turn out that way- I finished at 114. It turns out that some […]
Read More Whitley County- Columbia City (1841-1850)I hate to yammer on about myself, but yesterday was Father’s Day, the ninth I’ve spent without my dad. I can’t put my finger on exactly why, but this one has hit me really hard. Here’s a quick cartoon I slapped together in Illustrator of him to commemorate the occasion. His pink sport coat, yellow […]
Read More Elkhart County- Elkhart (1915-1971)I spent last week in Richmond assisting my mom with a teacher creativity grant from the Lilly Endowment. Our task? To take a deep dive into the 1866 diary of Mary Jane Edwards, a Quaker from Raysville in Henry County who taught freed slaves down south during reconstruction. It’s a project that seems random, but […]
Read More Delaware County- Muncie (1887-1967)What constitutes a building? No, really. What does? When I was twelve, my dad gave me a booklet of graph paper and told me to go and design an addition to his house. Happily, I obliged. Would the changes I’d suggest turn it into a completely different structure? Who knows!
Read More Wayne County- Salisbury (1811-1812)We’ve discussed the biggest Indiana courthouse here and here over the past few weeks, and we discussed the state’s most opulent back in April. Today, we’re going to branch off and talk about the Indiana’s modest modest. Or, at least it was for forty-five years.
Read More Crawford County- English (1958-2003)Although the 1839 Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield was demolished more than 135 years ago, its cupola has been used as a lawn ornament in town ever since1. Strange, huh?
Read More Greene County- Bloomfield (1839-1885)“…Neither functional nor beautiful, but the object of much frustration, hopelessness, and public expense.”1 “…A disgrace to the community.”2 “The symbol of county government is lagging behind the times.”3 “The realization of the need for a new courthouse has been evident to most of our community for some time”4
Read More Delaware County- Muncie (1969-1992)