| World / USA / Indiana / Bloomington, 1 km from center | Coordinates: 39°10'1"N 86°32'3"W |
The Centerpiece of town, famously sporting a fish on the top of the dome. One of the most frequently asked question is "Why does Monroe County have a fish on top of the courthouse?" The answer is probably because Austin Seward, a Bloomington blacksmith, wanted to put it there. Mr. Seward made the weather vane for the 1827 courthouse which was replaced by the existing building in 1906. Mr. Seward was a Presbyterian church elder and probably chose the fish because of its Christian symbolism. Also, fish were common on weathervanes in the eastern and southern part of the country.
www.co.monroe.in.us/courthouse.html
Category: government dome courthouse
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