Johnson County Courthouse Square

Johnson County Courthouse Square
Johnson County Courthouse, September 2010
Interactive map showing the location of Johnson County Courthouse Square
LocationCourthouse Sq., Franklin, Indiana
Coordinates39°28′48″N 86°3′18″W / 39.48000°N 86.05500°W / 39.48000; -86.05500
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1879 (1879)-1881
ArchitectBunting, George W.
Architectural styleMixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP reference No.81000017
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1981

Johnson County Courthouse Square is a historic courthouse and town square located in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. The courthouse was built between 1879 and 1881, and is a two-story, red brick building with elements of Second Empire, Neo-Jacobean, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. It has a low hipped metal roof topped by a central tower and with smaller corner towers topped with pyramidal roofs. It was designed by George W. Bunting, who also designed courthouses at Frankfort (Clinton County) and Anderson (Madison County).:2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.