1. Landmarks of Justice Preserving Indiana’s County Courthouses Indiana Courthouse Preservation Advisory Commission

2. Our Courthouse Heritage: Design Hendricks County Courthouse, 1920 Parke County Courthouse, 1879 French Second Empire Neoclassical

3. Our County Courthouse Heritage: Art and Craftsmanship

4. Our County Courthouse Heritage: Community Sullivan County Courthouse Dedication Day, November 1926 Teddy Roosevelt at Statue Dedication, Marion County Courthouse, May 1907

5. Indiana’s County Courthouse Heritage: Community Courthouse Squares Shelbyville Lancaster Harrisonburg Four - block Courthouse Squares Shelbyville Lancaster Harrisonburg Four - block

6. Indiana’s Lost Courthouses Cass County Clark CountyCrawford County Delaware County Floyd County Madison County Marion County White County

7. 2005 Threat To Randolph County Courthouse built in 1875-1877 129 years as center of Winchester and Randolph County Photo courtesy of Robert Pence 2007 Decision to retain

8. Courthouse Preservation  Recognition – Many of Indiana’s courthouses are listed in the National Register of Historic Places  Eligibility for grant funding  Recent listings include courthouses in: Adams County Benton County Newton County Pike County Switzerland County Listing in National Register of Historic Places Listing in National Register of Historic Places Benton County Adams County

9. Courthouse Preservation Advisory Commission Advocacy efforts for legislation led by Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana (hlfi). hlfi and Indiana’s Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology (dhpa) worked in partnership to design an effective Commission that would assist counties in preserving their courthouses Senate Bill 176 Signed into law by Governor Daniels in 2008.

10. Courthouse Preservation Advisory Commission Commission is chaired by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard

11. Courthouse Preservation Advisory Commission Commission consists of community and state leaders and various professionals from around the state Kathy Beumer Randolph County Commissioner Kathy Beumer Randolph County Commissioner Brad Bumgardner Parke County Community Foundation Brad Bumgardner Parke County Community Foundation Hon. J. Steven Cox Franklin Co. Circuit Court Hon. J. Steven Cox Franklin Co. Circuit Court Julie Berry Jefferson County Commissioner, Julie Berry Jefferson County Commissioner,

12. Courthouse Preservation Advisory Commission Diana Hawes Architectural Historian Bloomington Diana Hawes Architectural Historian Bloomington Fritz Herget Professional Engineer Fritz Herget Professional Engineer Jim Glass Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology Jim Glass Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology Marsh Davis Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Marsh Davis Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana

13. Courthouse Preservation Advisory Commission David Terrell Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs David Terrell Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs Ron Ross Professional Architect Ron Ross Professional Architect Kevin Woodward Wells County Commissioner Kevin Woodward Wells County Commissioner

14. Commission Responsibilities A.Technical Assistance (upon request) Assess potential courthouse rehabilitation projects and provide information on preservation practices

15. Consult and provide recommendations on architectural and engineering plans

16. Provide County Officials with information on funding sources for courthouse preservation projects a.Historic Preservation Fund Grants b.Courthouse Preservation Fund a.Historic Preservation Fund Grants b.Courthouse Preservation Fund Pike County Courthouse Dome

17. Commission Responsibilities B.Education Presentations to Conferences of County officials and other interested parties about Commission services

18. Survey county officials about their needs for the continued occupancy of their historic buildings

19. Make available to counties and the public information on rehabilitation and restoration

20. Commission Responsibilities C.Report to the General Assembly Assessment of the importance of preserving courthouses to the history and identity of county seats/counties

21. Assessment of the importance of preserving courthouses to the economic revitalization of county seats and counties

22. Investigate the need for rehabilitation, restoration, and maintenance of historic courthouses More space accessibility Energy efficiency Repair/rehabilitation/restoration

23. Observations on the condition of historic courthouses

24. Courthouse Preservation Advisory Commission Three committees to carry out the work: Education, Technical Assistance Communication Three committees to carry out the work: Education, Technical Assistance Communication

25. To Request Assistance To request assistance, a county official should make a request in writing, to: David Duvall, Historical Architect Division of Historic preservation & Archaeology 402 W. Washington St. Rm. W274 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-1635 dduvall@dnr.in.gov A written request can be in the form of a written letter or an email.