Indiana County Courthouse Histories

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Shelby County
Named for: Isaac Shelby - Soldier, Governor of Kentucky
Organized: 1822
County Seat: Shelbyville 1822
Number of Courthouses: 3

Number	Years	Type	Detail
1	1830-1852	Brick	Plans: John E. Baker, March 1825. 50x60. $2240. Builder: William Bushfield & Arthur Major.
2	1856-1936	Castle	Arch. and Builder: Edwin May - 1852. 75x100. $27,000. Remodeled 1878. Arch: R.P. Daggett. Expanded and clock added. Builder: Osborne, Carlisle, & Jones, $31,000
3	1937-Present	Castle	D.A. Bohlen & Son. Art Deco, $250,000. Builder: Service Construction Company

Marion served as a temporary County Seat and courts met there at the house of David Fisher, the first being on July 1, 1922. In Shelbyville, early courts were held at the houses of Benjamin Williams and Hiram Alldredge.

A courthouse to be of wood frame and 20x32 in dimension was proposed by the commissioners in 1823, but it was never built.

The 1937 Courthouse is one of 3 Indiana Art Deco Courthouses built with WPA assistance in the 1930's. They are located in Howard, Fountain, and Shelby Counties.

The Civil War Monument was dedicated in 1931.