The Fulton County Courthouse is a historic

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located at Rochester,

Fulton County, Indiana Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the population was 20,480. The county seat is Rochester. History The first non-Native Americans to ever set foot in what is now Fulton County, Indiana, were French traders ...

. It was built in 1895–1896, and is a four-story,

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style

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building. It has a cross-hall plan and features a central bell and

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with a pyramidal roof. In addition to the courthouse, the grounds have four memorials: one for the Pottawatomies' Trail of Death, a cornerstone for the Rochester College, and two war memorials. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. The current courthouse is the third Fulton County courthouse, preceded by an 1837

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and an 1846 structure. It was listed on the

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in 2000. It is a prominent building in the Rochester Downtown Historic District.

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Clock towers in Indiana County courthouses in Indiana Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Indiana Government buildings completed in 1896 Buildings and structures in Fulton County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Fulton County, Indiana 1896 establishments in Indiana Historic district contributing properties in Indiana {{FultonCountyIN-NRHP-stub