Ingham County Courthouse
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| Location | 315 S. Jefferson St Mason, Michigan |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Edwyn A. Bowd; builder: Geo. W. Rickman & Sons Co. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000397[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 13, 1971 |
| Designated MSHS | May 18, 1971 |
The Ingham County Courthouse is an historic government building located at 315 South Jefferson Street in Mason, Ingham County, Michigan. It occupies an entire city block bounded by South Jefferson, East Ash, South Barnes and East Maple Street.[2] Constructed from 1902 to 1904, it is Ingham County's third courthouse and the second on this block, which is directly north of the site of the first courthouse. Designed by noted Lansing architect Edwyn A. Bowd in the Beaux Arts style of architecture, it was built by George W. Rickman and Sons Company of Kalamazoo.[3][4]
The Ingham County Courthouse was listed on the Michigan Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1971.[1][3]
Today building is still used as the Ingham County Courthouse, although much of its original functions are conducted at the Veterans Memorial Courthouse at 313 West Kalamazoo Street and at other locations in Lansing, the county's largest city as well as the capital of Michigan.[5]
In the news
[edit | edit source]Famous trials, real or fictional, which have taken place here include:
- 1969: The Algiers Motel incident murder trial of Detroit police officer Ronald August was moved to the Ingham County Courthouse from Wayne County after the publication of John Hersey's 1968 book on the incident.[6][7]
- 2011: The courthouse scenes of the film Real Steel starring Hugh Jackman were taken at the Ingham County Courthouse.[8]
- 2017-18: Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar pled guilty and was sentenced to a de facto life sentence for child sexual abuse in 2017-18. Many victim impact statements became highly publicized stories as part of the Me Too movement. One of Nassar’s three cases related to the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal was carried out at the Ingham County Courthouse.
Gallery
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The courthouse in January 2016 -
Terminating vista of the courthouse at night
References
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- ^ Mapquest maps
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- ^ Google News: Sarasota Journal, May 13, 1969. accessed Dec. 25, 2011
- ^ Google Books, Sugrue, Thomas J., "John Hersey and the Tragedy of Race," introduction to John Hersey, The Algiers Motel Incident, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998
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External links
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- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- Michigan State Historic Sites in Ingham County
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Michigan
- County courthouses in Michigan
- Government buildings completed in 1904
- Buildings and structures in Ingham County, Michigan
- National Register of Historic Places in Ingham County, Michigan
- 1904 establishments in Michigan