The Newton County Courthouse is a historic
courthouse
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located at
Kentland,
Newton County, Indiana
Newton County is a county located near the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 14,244. This county is part of Northwest Indiana as well as the Chicago metropolitan area. The county seat is Kentla ...
,
United States
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. The original Newton County was formed by statute on February 7, 1835, and was a roughly square area some 30 miles on a side, encompassing what is now the northern half of the county, the northern half of
Jasper County, and a large section to the north. The northern border was cut back to the
Kankakee River
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on February 1, 1836, with all land north of the Kankakee River going to
Lake
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and
Porter
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Companies
* Porter Airlines, Canadian regional airline based in Toronto
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counties. The county was abolished and combined with Jasper County in 1839. On December 8, 1859, the county was recreated and the borders were redrawn to essentially their current state.
The current Newton County Courthouse was built in 1906, and is a three-story, rectangular,
Renaissance Revival
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style brick building with
limestone
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trim. It has an architectural tile hipped roof. The front facade features round arched windows on the third floor, projecting entrance pavilion, and a pedimented
parapet
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.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2008.
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References
External links
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
County courthouses in Indiana
Renaissance Revival architecture in Indiana
Government buildings completed in 1906
Buildings and structures in Newton County, Indiana
National Register of Historic Places in Newton County, Indiana
1906 establishments in Indiana
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