Allen County Courthouse
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| Allen County Courthouse | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Nearest city: | Fort Wayne |
| Area: | Urban |
| Built/Founded: | 1897-1902 |
| Architect: | Brentwood S. Tolan |
| Architectural style(s): | Beaux-Arts |
| Added to NRHP: | 2003 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 76000031 [1] |
| Governing body: | Allen County Comissioners |
The Allen County Courthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana is one of 37 United States National Historic Landmarks in the state of Indiana.
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[edit] History
Designed by Brentwood S. Tolan, construction began in 1897, the cornerstone was laid November 17, 1897. The building was dedicated September 23, 1902 with a final cost of $817,553.59. On September 23, 2002, the building was re-dedicated on its centennial after a seven-year restoration effort, which cost $8.6 million.
[edit] Architectural details
The Beaux-Arts architecture-style includes such features as four 25 by 45-foot murals by Charles Holloway, twenty-eight different kinds of scagiola covering 15,000 square feet, bas-reliefs and art glass. Each of the five court rooms has its own color scheme.
Atop the building is a 255-foot-high copper-clad domed rotunda, itself topped by a 14-foot statue wind vane of Lady Liberty. The larger than life statue has feet that would wear a woman's shoe size of 28.
The building materials include Bedford blue stone and Vermont granite with Italian marble details. A tunnel was constructed to connect the Courthouse with the City-County Building located across the street. The Courthouse also houses a fallout shelter underground. The skylights originally built into the building were covered during World War II and replaced with artificial light.
[edit] Gallery
 Rotunda as it appeared in 2005. |
 Rotunda as it appeared in 2005. |
 The clocktower and dome as it appeared in 2008. |
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-02-20).
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