The LaPorte County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in

La Porte, Indiana La Porte (French for "The Door") is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States, of which it is the county seat. Its population was estimated to be 21,341 in 2022. It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, India ...

, the county seat of

LaPorte County LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 111,467. The county seat is the city of La Porte, and the largest city is Michigan City. This county is part of the Northwest Indiana and Michiana ...

. It was designed by

Brentwood S. Tolan Brentwood S. Tolan (November 23, 1855 – June 30, 1923) was an American architect. His most notable works include the National Historic Landmark-designated Allen County Courthouse in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Whitley County Courthous ...

and built from 1892-1894. It is Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in style and was built with Lake Superior Red Sandstone. The building includes a tower with skylight, gargoyles and contains

stained glass Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...

. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The courthouse is part of the Downtown LaPorte Historic District.

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{{Commons category County courthouses in Indiana Buildings and structures in LaPorte County, Indiana Historic district contributing properties in Indiana 1892 establishments in Indiana National Register of Historic Places in LaPorte County, Indiana

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