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Starke County Courthouse
Starke County Courthouse | |
 Front of the Starke County Courthouse, located on Courthouse Square in downtown Knox, Indiana, United States. | |
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 Interactive map showing the location of Starke County Courthouse | |
| Location | Courthouse Sq., Knox, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′56″N 86°37′21″W / 41.29889°N 86.62250°W |
| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | 1897 |
| Built by | Caldwell & Drake |
| Architect | Wing & Mahurin |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003170[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1986 |
The Starke County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Knox, Starke County, Indiana. It was designed by the architectural firm of Wing & Mahurin, of Fort Wayne and built in 1897. It is a three-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style Indiana Oolitic limestone and terra cotta building. It has a Greek cross-plan and is topped by a tiled hipped roof. It features a 138 feet tall clock tower located at the roof's center.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Ronald Merriam (April 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Starke County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
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