National Register Record for NOBLE COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Historic Name: NOBLE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: COURTHOUSE SQUARE
City: PERRY            County: NOBLE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE NOBLE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. THIS THREE-STORY STONE AND BRICK RENAISSANCE REVIVAL STYLE BUILDING FEATURES A SQUARE PLAN AND WAS BUILT IN 1915. ALL FOUR FACADES OF THE BUILDING ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL. THE FIRST FLOOR HAS HEAVILY HORIZONTALLY-INCISED STONE FACING. A STRING COURSE WITH GREEK FRETWORK DESIGN DIVIDES THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS. FLUTED CORINTHIAN PILASTERS EMPHASIZE EACH OF THE FOUR ENTRIES. THE ENTABLATURE FEATURES A PLAIN FRIEZE AND ARCHITRAVE, DENTILATED CORNICE AND PLAIN ROOFLINE. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 8/23/1984.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE
Current Function: GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Architectural Style: NEOCLASSICAL; RENAISSANCE REVIVAL
Architect: HAWK, JOHN W. - ARCHITECT; MANHATTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - BUILDER
Year Built: 1915            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: CA 1984