Courthouse Square Historic District, also known as Courthouse Square District, is a national

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in Greencastle,

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. In 1984, the historic district was added to the

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. The district includes seventy-six different

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. Since the first years after Greencastle was

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ted in the early nineteenth century, the land included in the district has been the center of commerce and government for the area. At its center is the Putnam County Courthouse: the current courthouse, built in 1905, is the fourth building to occupy the site.Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory.
Putnam County Interim Report
'.

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, 1982-04, 59. ''Note:'' This includes
site map
and Accompanying photographs. Other historic buildings include the Old National Bank building at 1 N Indiana Street.

References

County courthouses in Indiana Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Victorian architecture in Indiana Historic districts in Putnam County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Putnam County, Indiana {{PutnamCountyIN-NRHP-stub