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Warrick County
Named for: Captain Jacob Warrick - Killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe
Organized: 1813
County Seat: Evansville, 1813-1814
Darlington, 1814-1818
Boonville, 1818
Number of Courthouses: 6
| Number | Years | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1815-1818, Darlington | Log | Builder: David Deckrow. 20x20 or 20x25 1.5-story. $290. Accepted 12/4/1815 |
| 2 | 1819-1828, Boonville | Log | Builder: Ratliff Boon & John Barker. Occupied March 1819. |
| 3 | 1829-1836, Boonville | Frame | Incomplete - walls not filled in. |
| 4 | 1836-1851, Boonville | Coffee Mill | Plans May, 1834. Builder: James Pulham. 36x36. paid $1475 |
| 5 | 1851-1904, Boonville | Stylized | Contracted by Commissioners. 60x44. $5237. Contracted: 5/4/1849 - Accepted: Sept. 1851. Copied from Gibson County |
| 6 | 1904-Present, Boonville | Castle | Arch: William J. Harris & Clifford Shopbell, $75,000. |
Evansville, listed as the first county seat, is the same Evansville that is now the County Seat of Vanderburgh County. Warrick County included most of Vanderburgh and Posey Counties previous to 1818.
The style of the 1904 courthouse is unique to Indiana, but several similar examples exist in other states all built in the same time period.
A Brick courthouse 35x35 was ordered in 1818 or 1819 but was never built.
A Courthouse fire occurred on September 3, 1833, and perhaps another in 1818. Damage unknown.
The 1904 courthouse no longer contains any courtrooms. Warrick as well as several other counties in Indiana have moved the courts to a 'Judicial Center' but continue to use their classic courthouse for county offices.