Marion County Courthouse collection
Collection — Folder: S2672
Identifier: S2672
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a November 12, 1822 contract between James Paxton and Johh E. Baker, architects of the first courthouse in Marion County, Indiana, and Samuel McGeorge. McGeorge was to be paid $1,850 for “all the stone work of every kind and description” and the contract has detailed measurements and instructions for how the stone work was to be completed. The document was signed by Paxton, Baker, McGeorge, Wilkes Reagan, and Hervey Bates.
Dates
- 1822/11/12
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
Marion County, Indiana was established by the State Legislature on December 31, 1821. The first county officers were elected in April 1822 and in August of that year, the newly elected board advertised for bids for the construction of a courthouse. The contract was awarded to James Paxton and John E. Baker for $13, 996 and construction was to begin by April 1, 1823. Completed in 1825, the building was also used as the State House until a new capitol building was completed in 1835. The brick and frame building was torn down in 1870 to make room for the construction of a new and much larger courthouse.
Sources:
Sulgrove, B.R. History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1884.
Zeigler, Connie J. "City-County Buildings." In The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, edited by David J. Bodenhamer and Robert G. Barrows, 429-430. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994.
Sources:
Sulgrove, B.R. History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1884.
Zeigler, Connie J. "City-County Buildings." In The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, edited by David J. Bodenhamer and Robert G. Barrows, 429-430. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection contains of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscipts as a transfer from the Indiana Division on 1932/10/04
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/09/17 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/09/17 by Laura Eliason.
- Title
- Marion County Courthouse collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
