Owen County Courthouse
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N 39° 17.116 W 086° 45.740
16S E 520497 N 4348460
This IHM describes the history of the Owen County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM65N2
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member "Paws"itraction
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This Indiana Historical Marker stands at the southwest corner of the courthouse lawn in Spencer. The full text of the marker reads:

"Owen County formed by General Assembly, 1819. Spencer selected county seat, 1820. Neoclassical building, designed by Jesse T. Johnson, Indianapolis and built by Christian Kanzler & Son, Evansville (1910-1911), was second courthouse on land donated by Daniel Beem. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1994."

The marker was placed in 1997 by the Indiana Historical Bureau and Owen County Preservations, Inc.
County: Owen

Year Placed: 1997

Name: Owen County Courthouse

ID#: 60.1997.1
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