Washington County Courthouse

Salem, United States

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The Washington County Courthouse in Salem, Indiana, is a Richardsonian Romanesque structure designed by Harry P. McDonald and his brother, both of Louisville architects, and completed in 1886. Constructed from locally quarried limestone, the building rises two stories above a raised basement and is crowned by a distinctive five-story corner clock tower topped with a conical roof. This third courthouse to occupy the Salem site was recognized for its architectural significance when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and remains part of the Salem Downtown Historic District.