Coordinates: 38°36′20″N 86°6′3″W / 38.60556°N 86.10083°W / 38.60556; -86.10083

Washington County Courthouse (Indiana)

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Washington County Courthouse
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LocationPublic Sq., Salem, Indiana
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Arealess than one acre
Built1886 (1886)
ArchitectMcDonald Brothers
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.80000047[1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1980

The Washington County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Salem, Washington County, Indiana. It was designed by Harry P. McDonald and his brother, both of Louisville, and built in 1886. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque building and faced with limestone from the area was used in the construction. It is two-stories above a raised basement and features a five-story corner clock tower with a conical roof. It is the third courthouse at that location.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located within the Salem Downtown Historic District.

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