#17 DeKalb County

The Dekalb County courthouse looked fantastic the day I stopped to take its portrait! The flowers were in bloom, despite the drought conditions. And, the courthouse square in Auburn is very pretty. The town, known as the "home of the classics," was the place where the Auburn-Cord-Dusenberg cars were manufactured. These vehicles were spectacular in their day. Now the cars are highly sought after by car enthusiasts. Its easy to see that Auburn was a jumping town in the early 1900's. But, like most car towns in the early 'teens through the 30's, they have embraced their heritage and are moving forward to attract new business to the area. A proud town with a lot of American automobile history and a gorgeous courthouse.

This sign is on the Auburn City Hall, proclaiming auburn as the "home of the classics."

The concrete trash can around the courthouse. 

#5 Blackford County

Alphabetically, Blackford County is number five on the list of Indiana counties.  Hartford City is the county seat, loacted just off I-69 near Muncie.  This courthouse looks very similiar to that of Tipton County's.  This is not uncommon.  Many of the same architects designed courthouses throughout Indiana.  In some cases, counties would visit neighboring courthouses and decide that they would want same design.

Marion and Monroe County

 Here is the Indianapolis-Marion County City County Building.  This houses most of the offices for the local government.  Since Unigov, under Mayor Lugar, the city and county essentially act as one. The office of the mayor, city-county council chambers, county clerk and courts are just a few of the offices in this building. After the City County Building you will find the Monroe County Courthouse, in Bloomington.

The City County Building is located just south of the City Market.

All the windows offered a geat shot, along with the cloudless sky!

Monroe County, Bloomington, IN.  This is where I got the inspiration to do this project.  One day in August, my family and I took a day trip to Bloomington.  I know the courthouse square in Bloomington is stunning and wanted to capture it. Then, I thought, all 92 county couthouse squares could be jsut as stunning.  So, I snapped a few photos in B-Town and the project was under way!

Round Three

Took a trip north along US 31 in Indiana.  We hit the county seats of Fulton, Howard, Marshall, Miami, Tipton and St. Joseph counties (not in that order)!  I discovered some interesting history along the way.  In 1838, Gov. Wallace of Indiana ordered the removal of several hundred Potowani Indians.  The natives were marched across Indaina, Illinois, Missouri and into Kansas.  Many died along the way, hence the name Trail of Death.  Some historians believe more escaped than perished.  The caravan went through Rochester, IN along Main Street.  In front of the courthouse in Rochester a plaque stands along with four big rocks with the name of the states that the caravan passsed through chiseled into the boulders.

Enoug history.  Here are the photos.  First off, Fulton County in Rochester.

One of the boulders commerotating the Trail of Death.

These sentries were carved by hand on location when the courthose was being built.

Howard County, Kokomo.

Howard County.

Marshall County, in beautiful Plymouth, IN.

A mini Lady Liberty.  

Miami County.

Peru is the county seat of Miami County.  Also famous as the winter resting grounds for several traveling circuses back in the day.

St Joseph County.  South Bend is the county seat.

Lady Liberty, again.

Who said Tipton didn't have any skyscrapers?

Tipton County's county seat is...you guessed it, Tipton!

Indiana Courthouses

Allen County Courthouse, downtown Fort Wayne

LaGrange County, LaGrange 

Noble County, Albion

Whitley County, Columbia City

I've always found the courthouses of Indiana to be gorgeous.  So, I am attempting to photography all 92.  Although, some counties have consolidated or moved into "better" digs (Indianapolis, Evansville).  Here are a few on a recent roadtrip up north.