Nearest city Richmond, Indiana Built 1893 Added to NRHP December 8, 1978 Phone +1 765-973-9200 | Area 2 acres (0.81 ha) NRHP Reference # 78000042 Opened 1893 Architect James W. McLaughlin | |
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Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque Address 301 E Main St, Richmond, IN 47374, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8:30AM–4:30PMTuesday8:30AM–4:30PMWednesday8:30AM–4:30PMThursday8:30AM–4:30PMFriday(Good Friday)8:30AM–4:30PMHours might differSaturdayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Glen Miller Park, Tippecanoe County Courthouse, Abram Gaar House an, Wayne County Historical, Reid Memorial Presbyter | ||
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. 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It borders the northern boundary of the Old Richmond Historic District which includes some of Richmond's earliest extant architecture.