Architecture of the Allen County Courthouse - Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

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Allen County Courthouse

Built:	1897-1902
Designed by:	Brentwood S. Tolan
Cost:	US$817,553.59
Renovated:	1995-2002
Cost of renovation:	US$8,600,000.00
Maximum height:	225 feet
Maximum length:	270 feet
Maximum width:	134 feet
Type:	Government Building

This is actually the fourth courthouse to be built in Fort Wayne.

Additional information from Kathryn Wilkens:

Cornerstone laid 17 November, 1897.
Dedicated 23 September, 1902.
Made from Blue Bedford stone and Vermont Granite.
The interior includes:
- Italian marble staircases, balustrades, and wall panels.
- 15,000 square feet of marezzo scagliola
- Rotunda open to all three floors, featuring murals by Charles Holloway
- Encaustic floor tiles and mosaic tiles on stair landings.
- Stained glass in the rotunda dome, over the grand staircase, in the courtroom skylights, and lunettes around the rotunda.
- Five courtrooms, each with its own color scheme.

Photograph courtesy of Kirk Braun

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