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Fulton County
Named for: Robert Fulton - Developer of first practical steamboat
Organized: 1836
County Seat: Rochester
Number of Courthouses: 3
| Number | Years | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1837-1848 | Frame | Builder: Ebenezer Ward 2-story, Not on Square $747.4125 |
| 2 | 1848-1895 | Stylized | Plans: Joseph Miles of Logansport 44x60 Builder: Henry Kent, contract 3/7/1846, $6000 |
| 3 | 1896-Present | Castle | Arch: A.W. & E.A. Rush 100x112 $125,000 to $150,000; Builder: Jorden E Gibson, Bid $76,037, Paid $99,334; Ordered December 1894 Plans accepted February, 1895; Cornerstone 9/19/1895 |
The 1837 courthouse was moved after the 1848 courthouse was built and utilized for a variety of functions until it was torn down about 1904.
The present Courthouse has two or more carved lions at all four main entrances.
A.W. & E.A. Rush designed three center tower Romanesque Courthouses in Indiana in the 1890's in Fulton, Pulaski, and Rush Counties. Rush cost ~ $250,000, Fulton ~ $150,000, and Pulaski ~ $50,000.
The courthouse square includes "Fulton County Men in Service" Memorial and a Fulton County War Memorial.