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Jasper County Courthouse
Jasper County Courthouse may refer to: * Jasper County Courthouse (Georgia), Monticello, Georgia * Jasper County Courthouse (Illinois), Newton, Illinois * Jasper County Courthouse (Indiana), Rensselaer, Indiana * Jasper County Courthouse (Iowa), Newton, Iowa * Jasper County Courthouse (Missouri), Carthage, Missouri * Jasper County Courthouse (South Carolina) The Jasper County Courthouse, built in 1915, is an historic courthouse located in the city of Ridgeland in Jasper County, South Carolina. It was designed in the Colonial Revival style by Darlington native William Augustus Edwards who designed ..., Ridgeland, South Carolina * Jasper County Courthouse (Texas), Jasper, Texas {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper County Courthouse (Georgia)
The Jasper County Courthouse in Monticello, Georgia, United States, is a building from 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is notable for being used as the exterior shots for the courthouse in the 1992 film '' My Cousin Vinny''. The present courthouse structure is the third courthouse to stand in Jasper County Jasper County is the name of eight counties in the United States of America. All are named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, a hero of the Revolutionary War. Five counties share a boundary with a Newton County, named for John Newton John .... References Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Neoclassical architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Government buildings completed in 1907 Buildings and structures in Jasper County, Georgia County courthouses in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places in Jasper County, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper County Courthouse (Illinois)
The Jasper County Courthouse is a government building in Newton, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois, United States. Built in 1876, it is the third courthouse in the county's history. In 1831, the General Assembly divided Crawford County into three counties, due to its inconveniently large size, and the central portion was named "Jasper County".''Counties of Cumberland, Jasper, and Richland, Illinois : historical and biographical''. Chicago: F.A. Battey, 1884. No suitable community existing in the new county's boundaries, the law creating the county also appointed a three-man commission to choose a location for a new county seat, which was to be named "Newton". The location chosen was donated by an early settler, Louis W. Jordan, who rightly suspected that donating some of his land to the county would increase the value of the rest of his land.Weiser, Dennis. ''Illinois courthouses: an illustrated history''. Virginia Beach: Donning, 2009, 69. Although the county ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper County Courthouse (Indiana)
The Jasper County Courthouse in Rensselaer, Indiana is a building from 1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and is located in the Rensselaer Courthouse Square Historic District. The Jasper County Courthouse was erected in 1898 at a total cost of $141,731.94. It is located in the center of the Courthouse Square bounded by Washington, Cull en, Harrison and Van Rensselaer Streets. The Courthouse Square, itself, is defined by a retaining wall of concrete, about 18" high and a foot wide. There are steps leading from the street to the walks leading to all four entrances to the building. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. The building stands on a bedrock. The building has four floors for a total of , plus a basement and the tower. The clock tower is high. The building is faced Bedford limestone, and features medieval elements. Entrances on the north and south sides are framed in two-story Tudor arches supported on clusters of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper County Courthouse (Iowa)
The Jasper County Courthouse is located in Newton, Iowa, United States, and was built from 1909 to 1911. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. In 2014 it was included as a contributing property in the Newton Downtown Historic District. History Court was first held in Jasper County in 1846 in a one-room addition to the log cabin of Matthew D. Springer. The first courthouse was built of lumber in 1847; it was and cost a total of $87.50. That courthouse was later moved to a farm near Newton. A second courthouse was a brick structure that was faced with limestone and built in 1857 at a total cost of $26,600. Its basement was sandstone. The building featured porticos that extended from the building that were held up by Ionic columns. A cupola that rose above the ground. Current courthouse The third and current courthouse was dedicated in 1911. The simplified version of the Beaux Arts style was designed by the prominent Des Moines ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper County Courthouse (Missouri)
The Jasper County Courthouse is a 106-ft tall historic courthouse located at Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1894–1895. This highly photographed Richardsonian Romanesque edifice designed by architect Max A. Orlopp Jr. was constructed with local Carthage marble and has medieval castle features that include turrets, towers, and arches. It is the second most photographed building in Missouri. It remains in use by Jasper County officials. (includes 10 photographs from 1972) The county clerk at the time the courthouse was approved was Annie White Baxter, the first woman to be elected a county clerk in the United States. As a member of county government, she exerted a significant degree of influence in the planning of the building, and she is memorialized on the grounds. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper County Courthouse (South Carolina)
The Jasper County Courthouse, built in 1915, is an historic courthouse located in the city of Ridgeland in Jasper County, South Carolina. It was designed in the Colonial Revival style by Darlington native William Augustus Edwards who designed eight other South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Jasper County was created in 1912 and this is the only courthouse it has ever had, On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. See also * List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina * Jasper County Courthouse (other) Jasper County Courthouse may refer to: * Jasper County Courthouse (Georgia), Monticello, Georgia * Jasper County Courthouse (Illinois), Newton, Illinois * Jasper County Courthouse (Indiana), Rensselaer, Indiana * Jasper County Courthouse (Iowa), N ..., for other places with the same name References External links South Carolina Associatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
