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Ripley County
Named for: General E.W. Ripley - War of 1812 & Louisiana Congressman
Organized: 1818
County Seat: Versailles, 1819
Number of Courthouses: 2

Number	Years	Type	Detail
1	1821-1860	Frame
2	1864-Present	Castle	Arch: Thomas Pattison. Clock added in 1932. $16,250. Builder: James L. Yates

Courts were held in Marion until the 1821 Versailles Courthouse was constructed.

The 1864 Courthouse tower was significantly modified when the clock was added 1932. The clock was added after newer Courthouses were being constructed without exterior clocks.

The courthouse square contains a Veterans Memorial.