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details. A tunnel was constructed to connect the Courthouse with the City-County Building located across the street. The Courthouse also houses a fallout shelter underground. The skylights originally built into the building were covered during
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The 2001 National Historic Landmark Nomination says in its opening paragraph: "An elaborate combination of Greek, Roman, and Renaissance influences, the massive courthouse reflects the exuberant ambition of late nineteenth century America."
865: 288:, construction began in 1897, the cornerstone was laid November 17, 1897. The building was dedicated September 23, 1902, with a final cost of $ 817,553.59 ($ 250 million today). Present at its dedication were Mayor 1035: 1015: 635: 1451: 1065: 1040: 1020: 980: 895: 795: 835: 815: 780: 645: 1010: 965: 875: 855: 840: 820: 775: 765: 740: 735: 710: 695: 685: 539: 1085: 1060: 1005: 995: 955: 860: 850: 825: 800: 770: 725: 720: 700: 690: 680: 660: 1055: 1050: 1025: 1000: 990: 970: 960: 945: 920: 905: 900: 890: 880: 870: 805: 790: 760: 750: 745: 715: 705: 640: 1101: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1030: 985: 950: 935: 930: 910: 885: 785: 755: 730: 670: 655: 650: 630: 625: 1045: 975: 940: 925: 915: 845: 830: 675: 665: 1456: 810: 532: 552: 525: 427: 149: 316:-style structure includes such features as four 25-by-45-foot (7.6 m × 13.7 m) murals by Charles Holloway, twenty-eight different kinds of 1129: 1124: 591: 581: 1481: 100: 1461: 1441: 1421: 1189: 1106: 383: 1316: 75: 1486: 1466: 1271: 58: 1266: 1221: 1476: 1134: 576: 378: 1446: 1321: 300:
was scheduled to attend, however, he ultimately was not present. On September 23, 2002, the building was re-dedicated on its
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Atop the building is a 255-foot (78 m)-high copper-clad domed rotunda, itself topped by a 14-foot (4.3 m) statue
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Accompanying 52 page of photos and credits, exterior and interior, from 1999 and undated
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is located at the block surrounded by Clinton/Calhoun/Main/Berry Streets in downtown
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The Allen County Court House Preservation Trust, Guild Press, 2002.
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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
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after a seven-year restoration effort, which cost $ 8.6 million.
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Akima Pinšiwa Awiiki (Chief Jean-Baptiste de Richardville House)
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Christine Wiltberger; Carolyn Pitts; Patty Henry (May 5, 2001).
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The Allen County Court House: A National Treasure Restored'.
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National Historic Landmark Nomination: Allen County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places in Fort Wayne, Indiana
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The building materials include Bedford Limestone and
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It was listed on the 207:Architectural style 1472:Clock towers in Indiana 1227:Joseph Bailly Homestead 1207:Allen County Courthouse 866:Marion: Center Township 314:Beaux-Arts architecture 266:Beaux-Arts architecture 254:Allen County Courthouse 63:Allen County Courthouse 29:Allen County Courthouse 1380:Tippecanoe Battlefield 1337:North Christian Church 1287:Benjamin Harrison Home 1272:First Christian Church 1120:Keeper of the Register 572:Keeper of the Register 1242:Cannelton Cotton Mill 1140:Contributing property 587:National Park Service 567:Contributing property 414:National Park Service 308:Architectural details 260:, the county seat of 165:41.07972°N 85.13917°W 1312:Lincoln Boyhood Home 1267:First Baptist Church 1400:Marie Webster House 1257:Duck Creek Aqueduct 1252:Eugene V. Debs Home 258:Fort Wayne, Indiana 243:Designated NHL 170:41.07972; -85.13917 161: /  90:Show map of Indiana 438:on October 8, 2012 298:Theodore Roosevelt 294:Winfield T. Durbin 286:Brentwood S. 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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Allen County Courthouse (Indiana) is located in Indiana
Allen County Courthouse (Indiana) is located in the United States
Fort Wayne
Indiana
United States
41°4′47″N 85°8′21″W / 41.07972°N 85.13917°W / 41.07972; -85.13917
Brentwood S. Tolan
Beaux-Arts
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
Allen County
Beaux-Arts architecture
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
Brentwood S. Tolan
Henry C. Berghoff
Winfield T. Durbin
Theodore Roosevelt
centennial
Beaux-Arts architecture
scagliola
bas-reliefs
art glass
wind vane
Lady Liberty
shoe size
Vermont

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