Clay County (Indiana) Courthouse

Clay County (Indiana) Courthouse (HMCEC)

Location: Brazil, IN 47834 Clay County
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N 39° 31.489', W 87° 7.178'

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Side one
County formed by Indiana General
Assembly 1825; named for
national statesman Henry Clay.
First county seat at Bowling
Green; had three courthouses: first
built 1827 was two-story log
structure; second and third built
1839-1840 and 1852-1853 were
two-story brick. County seat
moved to Brazil 1877 after
fourth courthouse completed there
in 1876.
Side two

This fifth courthouse designed by
John W. Gaddis of Vincennes in
Classical Revival Style. Built 1912-
1914 of limestone; stained-glass
skylight in central rotunda. Interior
features marble wainscoting,
granite columns, inlaid tile floors.
Skylight restored, four tower
clocks installed 1986. Listed in
National Register of Historic
Places 1999.
Details
HM NumberHMCEC
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number11.2001.1
Year Placed2001
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, Clay County Commissioners, & Clay County Historical Society, Inc
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 6:36pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 489717 N 4375025
Decimal Degrees39.52481667, -87.11963333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 31.489', W 87° 7.178'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 31' 29.34" N, 87° 7' 10.68" W
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Area Code(s)812, 765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 529-545 E National Ave, Brazil IN 47834, US
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