Jackson County Courthouse, County courthouse in Brownstown, United States.
Jackson County Courthouse is a two-story brick and limestone building in Brownstown, Indiana, consisting of a rectangular central section flanked by two wings. A four-sided clock tower rises above the main block. The 1870 structure was remodeled in the Classical Revival style by Elmer E. Dunlap in 1911.
Jackson County's courthouse was first built in 1870. In 1911 architect Elmer E. Dunlap extensively remodeled it in the Classical Revival style, giving the brick and limestone building its present form. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
On the courthouse grounds stand a Sherman M-4 memorial tank, the town water pump and bell, and a cast iron fence dating to 1872. These objects, listed as contributing elements of the site, are what visitors see alongside the building itself.
The courthouse is located on South Main Street in downtown Brownstown and continues to serve as the administrative center for Jackson County. The site is easily accessible on foot and connects well with the surrounding streets.
The 1872 cast iron fence around the grounds predates the 1911 remodeling and is counted as a contributing feature of the National Register listing, along with the Sherman M-4 tank, the town water pump and the bell.
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