Johnson County Court Houses

1ST ~ Court held Smiley’s Mill, 5 miles S.E. of Franklin Oct. 16, 1823

2ND ~ George King home, Franklin, Indiana,

March, 1824

3RD ~ North Main Street, Lot 35, Log, 2 stories, Oct., 1824

4TH ~ Brick, 2 stories, May 5, 1832. Burned May 18, 1849

5TH ~ Brick, 2 stories, 1849. Burned

Dec. 12, 1874

6TH ~ Frame, located S.E. corner Monroe and Main Streets

1875 1881

Present Court House built 1879 to 1881, accepted by

County Commissioners Dec. 1881. Cost $100,000.00

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Jefferson Street and North Main Street, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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