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

Blackford County Courthouse

Built in 1894 (Richardsonian Romanesque). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

“The Blackford County Courthouse is a historic building located in Hartford City, Indiana, the county seat of Blackford County. The building stands on a public square in the city's downtown commercial district.”

Wikipedia article Blackford County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Blackford County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1894, Richardsonian Romanesque.

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. Off IN 3, Hartford City, 47348
  • When was it listed? August 1980
  • Category. building
  • Township. Licking township
  • When was it built? 1894
  • Architectural style. Richardsonian Romanesque, Romanesque Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 80000053 - 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.

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Blackford County Courthouse: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Clay. 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
Blackford County Highway Dept.StoneProducer
Inman Tile PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Blackford County

Storms near this property

60 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hartford City, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 34 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 3 injuries. 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
November 2002Tornado (F1)Hartford City3 hurt, $250,000This tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Hartford City and then moved into Hartford City before lifting. An NWS ground survey found F0 to F1 damage along its path with F1 damage to a supermarket and a motel. One home and 2 mobile homes were destroyed in Hartford City. 3 persons were injured, none seriously.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindHartford City$50,000Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and tree limbs down throughout Hartford City. Windows were blown out on some of the downtown businesses.
August 1998Flash FloodHartford City$50,000NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS WERE FLOODED ALONG WITH AGRICULTURAL LAND.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHartford City$25,000Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines down across the city and parts of the county. At least one tree fell onto an unoccupied vehicle. Winds were estimated by spotters at around 80 mph.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindHartford City$20,000Three homes damaged by fallen trees. Many other trees down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHartford City$15,000A one foot diameter tree limb and as a billboard were blown down north of Hartford City. Trees were reported down south through southwest of Montpelier.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindHartford City$10,000Several trees and power lines were down south of Hartford City.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindHartford City$5,000no account filed
March 2026HailHartford City$1,000Photo on Facebook shows hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter.
March 2026HailHartford City$1,000no account filed
April 2024HailHartford City-The public submitted several pictures and reports of hail up to at least the size of quarters in and around Hartford City.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindHartford City-The public reported trees were blown down.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Trained spotters reported a partially rotten tree was blown down.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindHartford City-A trained spotter reported wind gusts to 60 mph along with hail of unknown size covering the road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Several trees and power lines down in town.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Tree blocking State Road 3 in Hartford City.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHartford City-A trained spotter reported a tree was uprooted, with several large tree limbs blown down.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Emergency management officials reported trees and power lines down across the county. No significant damage was reported.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Emergency management officials reported three to five foot trees blown down across the county. Windows were blown in at several residences across the county as well as roof damage to barns. Siding was ripped off several buildings and welcome signs in town were blown over.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHartford City-A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Trained spotters reported estimated wind gusts of at least 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Several trees and power lines were reported down in Hartford City as well as through the county.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Law enforcement officials reported numerous trees were blown down.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Large tree blown down across county road 800 east, south of State Route 26.
January 2005Flash FloodHartford City-Homes flooded in Hartford City. State Route 26 closed at County Road 200 E due to 4 to 5 feet of water over the intersection. The flash flooding occurred as a result of heavy rain and rapid snow melt.
May 2005HailHartford City-Hail was reported ranging from nickel to the size of quarters.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Trees down in parts of the county, between Hartford City and Montpelier.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Emergency management reported trees down in Hartford City.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down south of Hartford City.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Law enforcement reported power lines down southeast of Hartford City.
September 2002Tornado (F1)Hartford City-NWS officials reported the tornado touched down and lifted numerous times along the path. This tornado was produced by the same parent supercell that produced several tornadoes in the Indianapolis WFO CWA. Most of the damage occurred as it passed through Hartford City. A building at Ag Best, a fertilizer plant, was torn apart. Vehicles were also damaged at this business. The 4-H building suffered damage to its south and east sides. Numerous reports of trees and power lines were noted along the track, with trees falling down across from Southside school in Hartford City.
April 2001HailHartford City-Golfball size hail reported across the county.
April 2001HailHartford City-Power lines down.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Several large limbs down.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Large limbs down with some blocking road.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Two power poles and power lines blown down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Trees and power lines down.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Several large branches and trees were blown down.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindHartford City-Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along State Road 26.
July 1998Flash FloodHartford City-RESIDENCES FLOODED. WATER 1 TO 2 FEET DEEP ON ROADS WITH STALLED VEHICLES.
July 1998HailHartford City-HAIL JUST NORTH OF CITY ALONG WITH TREES DOWN.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHartford City-NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY
July 1998Thunderstorm WindHartford City-NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
March 2026HailHartford City-no account filed
March 2026HailHartford City-no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindHartford City-no account filed
April 2011HailHartford City-no account filed
April 2011HailHartford City-no account filed
May 2011HailHartford City-no account filed
May 2011HailHartford City-no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindHartford City-no account filed
May 2005HailHartford City-no account filed
May 2005HailHartford City-no account filed
November 2005HailHartford City-no account filed
May 2004HailHartford City-no account filed
August 2003HailHartford City-no account filed
March 2003HailHartford City-no account filed
April 2001HailHartford City-no account filed
April 2001HailHartford City-no account filed
June 1999HailHartford City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Blackford 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

2 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
Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic Districtunder 500 feet2006
First Presbyterian Churchunder 500 feet1986

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 80000053 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Blackford CountyAll 4 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.
  • 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.