Indiana County Courthouse Histories

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Union County
Named for: Honors the benefit of being part of U.S. "Union"
Organized: 1821
County Seat: Brownsville, 1821-1823
Liberty, 1823
Number of Courthouses: 3

Number	Years	Type	Detail
1	1823-1854	Coffee Mill	50x50
2	1856-1889	Stylized	Arch: Edwin May, $14,000
3	1891-Present	Castle	Arch: George Bunting. Cornerstone: December 1890. $130-140K. Builder: William McKay, $88,000

The tower collapsed on the 1891 courthouse almost immediately upon completion and was rebuilt. There is an unconfirmed report that the present tower is not in the original location but this is questionable.

A fire in 1903 has been documented, but no reliable accounting has been located.

There are two Civil War cannons on the courthouse grounds.