Clay County Courthouse
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The Snowdog
N 39° 31.488 W 087° 07.179
16S E 489716 N 4375023
This Indiana Historical Marker is in front of (that is, on the north side) of the Clay County Courthouse - in Brazil, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WM1896N
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2023
Views: 1
Side 1:
County formed by Indiana General Assembly 1825; named for national statesman Henry Clay. First county seat at Bowling Green; had three courthouses: first built 1827 was two-story log structure; second and third built 1839-1840 and 1852-1853 were two-story brick. County seat moved to Brazil 1877 after fourth courthouse completed there in 1876.
Side 2:
This fifth courthouse designed by John W. Gaddis of Vincennes in Classical Revival Style. Built 1912-1914 of limestone; stained-glass skylight in central rotunda. Interior features marble wainscoting, granite columns, inlaid tile floors. Skylight restored, four tower clocks installed 1986. Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1999.
Installed 2001 Indiana Historical Bureau, Clay County
Commissioners, and Clay County Historical Society, Inc.
County: Clay
Year Placed: 2001
Name: Clay County Courthouse
ID#: 11.2001.1
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