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Vermillion County
Named for: Vermilion River
Organized: 1824
County Seat: Newport
Number of Courthouses: 4
| Number | Years | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1824-1831 | Frame | Builder: John Justice. 36x24. $345 |
| 2 | 1831-1866 | Coffee Mill? | Plans obtained February 1831. Supervised by the commissioners. Damaged by fire in 1844 (rebuilt). No record loss. |
| 3 | 1868-1923 | Stylized | Destroyed by fire 1923 (Records?) $30,000. Builder: L.M. Moore & sons - bid $18,874. Addition in 1903, $28,000. |
| 4 | 1924-Present | Castle | Arch: J.B Bayard & Halbert L. Fillinger, $358,707. Builder: Jasper N. Good. Refurbished 1996. |
Documentation exists that the 1868 courthouse is a rebuild of the 1831 courthouse. This is doubtful.
J.B Bayard designed the 1924 Courthouse as well as the present Courthouse in Sullivan County.
Newport is a very small town, so when the Courthouse burned in 1923, the town of Clinton attempted to wrest the County seat. A compromise was reached where Clinton got a new hospital and Newport kept the county seat and thus the new Courthouse.