Bartholomew House

This is a one-story classic box house with intact exterior and interior, a period landscaped yard and wood floored garage. Three other classic boxes existed on this site until approximately 1905-1915: two on the east edge facing Harrison Street, one ...

Bartholomew County Courthouse

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County formed by Indiana General Assembly 1821. Thirty acres of land were purchased, and John Tipton donated thirty acres, for county seat. State commissioners named county seat Tiptona--after Tipton; local elected commissioners renamed it Columbus. Tipton served as state ...