Jay County Courthouse

Jay County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Portland, Jay County, Indiana. It was built between 1915 and 1919, and is a three-story, Renaissance Revival style limestone building with a low roof behind a parapet. It is five bays by eleven bays with a rusticated exterior base and smooth upper floors and paired Ionic order engaged columns.[2]^:2

Jay County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Jay County Courthouse, January 2012
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Location	U.S. 27, Portland, Indiana
Coordinates	40°26′1″N 84°58′43″W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1915 (1915)
Architect	Hulsken, Peter & McLaughlin, Thomas
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, 2nd Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	81000016[1]
Added to NRHP	May 12, 1981

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1] It is located in the Portland Commercial Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Debra Beetem (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jay County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.