Salem in Washington County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Washington County Courthouse / Salem Downtown Historic District

Washington County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

1. Washington County Courthouse Marker

Inscription.
Washington County Courthouse

County formed 1814 by General Assembly of Indiana Territory. Commissioners selected county seat and named it Salem. This third courthouse completed 1888 using locally quarried limestone. Designed in Richardsonian Romanesque Style by Harry P. McDonald, Louisville. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1980.

Salem Downtown Historic District

Town platted 1814; historic district area includes original plat. Continues as geographical, governmental, business, and social center of county. Nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial buildings-in Italianate, Gothic, and Classical styles-surround public square. Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1997.

Erected 1998 by Indiana Historical Bureau and Washington County Community Foundation. (Marker Number 88.1998.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.

Location. 38° 36.36′ N, 86° 6.049′ W. Marker is in Salem, Indiana, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of Public Square (North Side) (State Road 135)

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and North Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Public Square (North Side). Located on the North side of the "Courthouse Square" (of the Washington County Courthouse) in Salem, Indiana. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salem IN 47167, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Washington County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Washington County Honor Rolls Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Washington County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Salem Suffers (within shouting distance of this marker); Christopher Harrison (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan's Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of John Milton Hay (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Hay Center (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.

Salem Downtown Historic District Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

2. Salem Downtown Historic District Marker

Looking North - - Washington County Courthouse / Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

3. Looking North - - Washington County Courthouse / Marker

South/East Corner - - Washington County Courthouse - - Salem, Indiana image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

4. South/East Corner - - Washington County Courthouse - - Salem, Indiana

South/West Corner - - Washington County Courthouse - - Salem, Indiana image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

5. South/West Corner - - Washington County Courthouse - - Salem, Indiana

North/West Lawn - - Anti-Aircraft Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

6. North/West Lawn - - Anti-Aircraft Gun

South/East Lawn - - Unique Military Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

7. South/East Lawn - - Unique Military Memorial

North/East Corner - - Washington County Courthouse - - Salem, Indiana image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 28, 2011

8. North/East Corner - - Washington County Courthouse - - Salem, Indiana

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 814 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 30, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.