The Carroll County Courthouse is a historic

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located at 101 W. Main St. in

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Carroll County, Indiana Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 20,306. The county seat is Delphi. Carroll County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hist ...

. It was designed by architect Elmer E. Dunlap and built in 1916. It is a three-story

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style rectangular building of Indiana

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. It features a three-story projecting pavilion. The Carroll County Courthouse property has two prominent works of

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in its collection: the '' Murphy Memorial Drinking Fountain'' (1918) and the '' Soldiers and Sailors Monument'' (1888); they are considered contributing objects along with a

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artillery gun. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 2003. It is located in the

Delphi Courthouse Square Historic District The Delphi Courthouse Square Historic District in Delphi, Indiana is a area roughly bounded by Monroe, Main, Market and Indiana Streets. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It includes Italianate architecture a ...

Gallery

File:Carroll County Courthouse, Indiana.jpg, Carroll County Courthouse with Soldiers and Sailors Monument, date unknown

References

County courthouses in Indiana Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Neoclassical architecture in Indiana Government buildings completed in 1916 Buildings and structures in Carroll County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Indiana Tourist attractions in Carroll County, Indiana 1916 establishments in Indiana Historic district contributing properties in Indiana Delphi, Indiana {{CarrollCountyIN-NRHP-stub