Johnson County Courthouse Square is a historic

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and

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located in

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Johnson County, Indiana Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 161,765. The county seat is Franklin. Johnson County is included in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Transport ...

. The courthouse was built between 1879 and 1881, and is a two-story, red brick building with elements of

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, and

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style architecture. It has a low hipped metal roof topped by a central tower and with smaller corner towers topped with pyramidal roofs. It was designed by George W. Bunting, who also designed courthouses at Frankfort (Clinton County) and Anderson (Madison County). ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1981.

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* Historic American Buildings Survey in Indiana County courthouses in Indiana Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Second Empire architecture in Indiana Romanesque Revival architecture in Indiana Government buildings completed in 1881 Buildings and structures in Johnson County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Indiana 1881 establishments in Indiana Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Indiana Clock towers in Indiana {{JohnsonCountyIN-NRHP-stub