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The Magnificent 92 Indiana Courthouses, Revised Edition - Hardcover

Counts, Ira Wilmer; Dilts, Jon

 
9780253336385: The Magnificent 92 Indiana Courthouses, Revised Edition

Synopsis

The story in words and photographs of each of Indiana's 92 courthouses

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About the Author

Will Counts (1931–2001) was an award-winning professional photographer and Professor of Photojournalism at Indiana University. He is author of A Life is More Than A Moment (IUP, 1999) and Bloomington Past and Present (IUP, 2002).
Jon Dilts is a lawyer and Professor of Journalism at Indiana University. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.

From the Back Cover

""During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, architects designed new courthouses all over Indiana, and a flurry of construction began. About 60 of Indiana's 92 courthouses were built in the nineteenth century, but the desire to construct capitols of grace and grandeur didn't die then: the years between 1900 and 1930 produced 23 more. By the 1970s, much of county government in Indiana was operating out of antiquated, crowded buildings. A few counties simply tore down the old structures and rebuilt with a new kind of splendor in glass and steel; but most counties, while intent on building larger facilities, were determined to keep and restore the magnificence of the older courthouses.""--BOOK JACKET. ""In words and photographs this book depicts the present courthouses of Indiana's 92 county seats.""--BOOK JACKET.

From the Inside Flap

"During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, architects designed new courthouses all over Indiana, and a flurry of construction began. About 60 of Indiana's 92 courthouses were built in the nineteenth century, but the desire to construct capitols of grace and grandeur didn't die then: the years between 1900 and 1930 produced 23 more. By the 1970s, much of county government in Indiana was operating out of antiquated, crowded buildings. A few counties simply tore down the old structures and rebuilt with a new kind of splendor in glass and steel; but most counties, while intent on building larger facilities, were determined to keep and restore the magnificence of the older courthouses."--BOOK JACKET. "In words and photographs this book depicts the present courthouses of Indiana's 92 county seats."--BOOK JACKET.

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