Tippecanoe County Courthouse (Lafayette, Indiana)

USA / Indiana / Lafayette / Lafayette, Indiana / Main Street, 301
 courthouse, Neoclassical (architecture), NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Beaux-Arts (architecture), 1880s construction
The Tippecanoe County Courthouse is the third courthouse on this site. The first, built in 1829, was a Federal style brick building which was demolished in the mid-1840s. The second courthouse was a Greek Revival building built 1845-1847, possibly designed by architect George Brown. The second courthouse was quickly outgrown and suffered from maintinence problems and space limitations by the 1860s. The building was damaged by fire and was considered to be unsafe. The County Commissioners wished to replace the building with a permanent and durable landmark appropriate for "The Star City of the West."
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_County_Courthouse
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Coordinates:   40°25'7"N   86°53'37"W
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