Old Perry County Courthouse, also known as Rome Schoolhouse, is a historic

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a structure which houses judicial functions for a governmental entity such as a state, region, province, county, prefecture, regency, or similar governmental unit. A courthouse is home to one or more courtrooms, ...

located in Tobin Township,

Perry County, Indiana Perry County is a County (United States), county located in the Southwestern Indiana, southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 19,170. The county seat is Tell City, Indiana, Tell City. It is the hilliest co ...

. The building is located near the center of the community of Rome, Indiana. It was built in 1818, and is a two-story, square brick building with a hipped roof topped by a central

cupola In architecture, a cupola () is a relatively small, usually dome-like structure on top of a building often crowning a larger roof or dome. Cupolas often serve as a roof lantern to admit light and air or as a lookout. The word derives, via Ital ...

. The building served as the seat of county government until 1859. It then housed a school until 1966. ''Note:'' This includes . It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1981.

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County courthouses in Indiana Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Government buildings completed in 1818 Buildings and structures in Perry County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Indiana 1818 establishments in Indiana {{PerryCountyIN-NRHP-stub