Bartholomew County, Indiana is south of Indianapolis and is known for its architecture, public art and well known and long running industry. Columbus is the county seat, and thus is home to the County Courthouse. This striking edifice was designed by noted Indiana architect Isaac Hodgson. The building was constructed from 1871–1874 at the cost of (then)$250,000. The courthouse was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
A panorama view
The following Court House description is from Wikipedia: It is a three-story, Second Empire style red-brick building trimmed in limestone. It features a mansard roof, corner pavilions, Corinthian-order portico, and a six-level clock tower. The clock tower is 154 feet tall. A six-inch thick, 10-ten clock bell was installed in 1875. The clock’s weighted mechanism were replaced with an electric motor in 1940 and a 900-pound weight fell.
We visited on a Saturday, so the building was closed. It would be interesting to see inside this county government building.
Roadtirement 
We visited this Courthouse and the covered bridge and found geocaches there! I thought the bridge looked familiar but the photo of the courthouse really jogged my memory!
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That’s fun! Do you still geocache?
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It’s a pretty building.
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We especially like the limestone details. Thanks, Tim.
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Very cool.
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Thanks Keith!
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Columbus has a lot of unique buildings. I love to visit there.
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It does have remarkable architecture and public art all over town!
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Mike and I seem to have lots in common with you two. We also love courthouses. (I think we’ve already discussed our mutual infatuation with cemeteries and bridges.) Thank you for sharing this lovely courthouse with us.
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Courthouses, cemeteries and bridges: It doesn’t get any better than that!! TYVM
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The architecture is beautiful, and all this for $250,000?? ❤️
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Yes, in 1871!
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