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White County
Named for: Colonel Isaac White - Colonel of Illinois militia, but a private in the Indiana dragoons when he died at the Battle of Tippecanoe
Organized: 1834
County Seat: Monticello
Number of Courthouses: 4
| Number | Years | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1937- 1851 | Frame | 20x32 2-story. Ordered 5/5/1835. Accepted May 1837. $800. |
| 2 | 1851-1894 | Stylized | Builder: George Brown. Occupied 12/4/1851. $8000 |
| 3 | 1895-1974 | Castle | Labelle & French 88x108. Destroyed by tornado 4/3/1974. ~$100,000. Cornerstone 8/16/1894. Occupied August 1895. Contractor paid $70,000. |
| 4 | 1976-Present | Modern | Arch: Longardner & Associates, $2.4M. Builder: Black Casteel Construction Corp. |
There was a small office building erected and utilized 1845-1851.
The construction of the 1851 courthouse was prolonged for three years because of low county treasury and a cholera outbreak potentially brought to Monticello from Lafayette by the builder George Brown.
Labelle & French who also designed the present Blackford County Courthouse designed the 1895 Courthouse.
The first courthouse was destroyed by wind before it was completed and had to be rebuilt. The two wind damaged courthouses in White County are the only two with such damage documented in Indiana.