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Photograph of Ripley County Courthouse
Photograph by Nyttend, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Ripley County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

From the record

“Ripley County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Versailles, Indiana. It was built between 1860 and 1863, and is a three-story, cross plan, Greek Revival style brick building.”

Wikipedia article Ripley County Courthouse (Indiana), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 17 National Register listings published here for Ripley County · listed in 2009 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 115 N. Main St., Versailles, 47042
  • When was it listed? September 2009
  • Category. building
  • Township. Johnson township
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 09000762 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

1 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Ripley County Courthouse in 2004, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 November 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBig Oaks National Wildlife RefugeSAR

Every fire recorded in Ripley County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ripley County Courthouse: 1 producer, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Schmaltz Ready-Mix ConcreteSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Berry Materialsversailles PlntqyStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
South Eastern Materials Corp QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ripley County

Storms near this property

56 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Versailles, the town this property stands in, in 56 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 27 thunderstorm wind, 15 flash flood, 8 hail, 5 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1997Thunderstorm WindVersailles$75,000Numerous trees were downed, many of which fell across power lines and one of which fell across a vehicle. A barn was damaged and a dozen campers and mobile homes suffered significant damage with two being destroyed.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindVersailles$50,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the northern and eastern portions of Ripley County.
April 2020Tornado (EF1)Versailles$50,000A brief tornado touched down on the southwest side of Versailles. Damage occurred to some homes and tree. A shopping center received damage to part of the roof. Also, some power poles were knocked down.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindVersailles$50,000A tree was blown down onto a camper due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Three homes had extensive roof damage in addition to trees and power lines being reported down due to the winds.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindVersailles$30,000Several barns were flattened in the 1300 block of S. Cave Road. Debris was scattered in nearby fields. Also, several nearby trees were knocked down.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindVersailles$20,000The wall of a dwelling partially collapsed and shingles were torn off of a roof due to thunderstorm winds.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindVersailles$12,000A school sustained minor roof damage. Several trees were also downed.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindVersailles$10,000Numerous trees were downed throughout Versailles State Park.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindVersailles$10,000A portion of a silo was damaged along S. County Road 175 West.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindVersailles$10,000A barn was destroyed along East County Road 200 South. A few trees were also downed.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindVersailles$5,000Several trees were downed along U.S. Route 50.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindVersailles$5,000Several large trees were downed.
June 2001Flash FloodVersailles$5,000Several roads were flooded along US Route 50 between Holton and Versailles.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindVersailles$3,000A power pole was downed on U.S. 50.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindVersailles$3,000Numerous trees were downed along US Route 421 between Osgood and Versailles.
February 2006Thunderstorm WindVersailles$3,000Several trees were knocked down.
June 2005HailVersailles$3,000Trees were also downed along Cave Hill Road.
July 2001Flash FloodVersailles$3,000Heavy rainfall forced the closing of US 50.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindVersailles$2,000Large tree limbs were downed.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindVersailles$2,000Two trees were knocked down in Versailles State Park.
May 2002Flash FloodVersailles$2,000U.S. Route 50 east of Versailles was closed due to high water.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindVersailles$1,000A tree was downed.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindVersailles$1,000A large tree fell onto a roadway.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindVersailles$1,000A tree was downed.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindVersailles$1,000A tree was downed across U.S. 421 and West County Road 150 N.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindVersailles$1,000A telephone pole was snapped in half.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindVersailles$1,000A tree was downed near Benham Road.
February 2018Flash FloodVersailles$1,000Multiple roads were closed throughout the county due to high water, specifically a vehicle stuck in high water on U.S. 50.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindVersailles$1,000A car port was damaged on Hasmer Hill Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindVersailles$200A small tree was downed near Versailles State Park.
July 2025FloodVersailles-The road was flooded at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and North County Road 300 East.
June 2021FloodVersailles-Standing water was reported on U.S. 50, near the intersection with State Route 129.
February 2019Flash FloodVersailles-One road was closed due to flooding. High water was reported on several other roads as well.
June 2018FloodVersailles-High water was reported on U.S. 50 at Route 421, just west of Versailles. Also east of Versailles, high water was reported on the eastbound lane of U.S. 50.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindVersailles-Several large tree limbs were downed in the Versailles area.
May 2017FloodVersailles-There were several reports of standing water in the Versailles area.
March 2017Flash FloodVersailles-Water and debris were flowing across US 50 near Versailles State Park.
June 2017Flash FloodVersailles-Water and debris were flowing across a road in Versaillles.
April 2017FloodVersailles-High water was reported in several places along U.S. 50.
June 2016Flash FloodVersailles-Flash Flooding was reported on Route 421 south of Osgood, as an estimated 1.5 feet of water was moving rapidly on 421.
March 2006Flash FloodVersailles-High water was reported over several roads across the eastern half of the county. This included State Route 62 near Friendship, and US Route 421 in Versailles.
June 2004Flash FloodVersailles-US Route 421 and Benham Road were flooded.
June 2004Flash FloodVersailles-Several vehicles were stranded in high water.
June 2003Flash FloodVersailles-Several roads were closed by high water.
May 2002Flash FloodVersailles-Several streets were flooded in town.
May 2002Flash FloodVersailles-There was high water on several roads in the southwest portion of the county.
October 2001Flash FloodVersailles-High water was reported on area roadways.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindVersailles-no account filed
June 2011HailVersailles-no account filed
March 2010HailVersailles-no account filed
June 2006HailVersailles-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindVersailles-no account filed
April 2003HailVersailles-no account filed
May 2003HailVersailles-no account filed
April 2001HailVersailles-no account filed
March 1997HailVersailles-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ripley County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Versailles Courthouse Square Historic Districtunder 500 feet2024
Fernando G. Taylor Houseunder 500 feet1986
Tyson United Methodist Church0.1 miles1994
Versailles School and Tyson Auditorium0.2 miles2006
Busching Covered Bridge0.8 miles2019
Milan Masonic Lodge No. 317.5 miles2013

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 09000762 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Ripley CountyAll 17 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.