Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
“The Noble County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Albion, Indiana. It is a 2½-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style red brick building with limestone trim.”
Wikipedia article Noble County Courthouse (Indiana), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Noble County · listed in 1981 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Albion Township in Popular History of Noble County Capitals and Greater Albion : Growth, Resources, Surroundings, Facilities and Industrial Opportunities, Interesting Sketches and Reminiscences, with a Business and Professional Guide, published 1908 names Albion. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Piano and Organ Dealer. I make Albion everj' two or three months. Those wishing to buy a fine piano I will give you a square deal as I have treated the following customers: - E. E. Prickett, W. H. Frazure, Mrs. Rauser, Mr. Hamlin, Mrs. W. Marks, Frank Marks, Mrs. Catharine Marks, Mrs. C. C. Kuhn, Mrs. Clara Cook, Mr. J. Cory, Mr. A. C. Green, Bessie B. Barcus, George G. Green, and Robert Hayes. Of Avilla, Ind., Harry Stewart and Mr. Jones.
Passage source: Popular History of Noble County Capitals and Greater Albion : Growth, Resources, Surroundings, Facilities and Industrial Opportunities, Interesting Sketches and Reminiscences, with a Business and Professional Guide, published 1908.
Its proprietor having been in business for over forty years in Albion, being burned out entirely when in the Dry Goods and Grocery business where Schloss Bros, now conduct their store. After serving in the Auditor's office for two terms he again embarked in the mercantile business where he is now located, and is ever ready to demonstrate to the people that he is just as capable of serving them in a business way as he was forty years ago. You are all cordially invited to come in and trade at the old stand and he will treat you square.
Passage source: Popular History of Noble County Capitals and Greater Albion : Growth, Resources, Surroundings, Facilities and Industrial Opportunities, Interesting Sketches and Reminiscences, with a Business and Professional Guide, published 1908.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Albion Township - 2,078 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Noble County Courthouse: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taggert Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albion, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | 1 hurt, $15,000 | A mobile home was removed from its foundation. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $50,000 | Numerous trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were blown down in and around Albion. One tree branch fell onto a moving van in the HIdden Diamonds Park in Albion. The driver was not injured. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $50,000 | Numerous trees were blown down starting in the town of Albion and continuing along for 5 milesjust south of highway 8. Several homes sustained minor damage. One mobile home 2 miles southeastof Albion was destroyed. Two farmsteads had their grain bins blown down and another farmstead hada barn destroyed by the high winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $30,000 | A commercial building on the north side of Courthouse Square sustained significant roof damage. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $20,000 | Siding and roof damage at the Noble County highway department. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $1,000 | Large tree, estimate 1 to 2 feet in diameter, uprooted in Albion. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $1,000 | A 12 inch diameter was down on SR 9. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Emergency management officials reported trees down in Albion, with one onto a mobile home. A mobile home suffered both extensive roof damage as well as being buckled in on the southeast side of the trailer. |
| March 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Albion | - | Indications of rotation were found on the northwest flank of a swath of microburst winds. The tornado appears to have touched down near a residence on East County Road 400 North, east of North County Road 150 East. A garage and well house suffered some damage. A barn on the northeast corner of the property suffered damage to the sides and roof, with debris being carried up to a half mile to the northeast. As the tornado crossed the road, power poles were snapped. It quickly moved over open fields until encountering a small property where 2 pine trees were snapped about half way up and the entire roof of a log cabin/cottage was picked up and thrown into a wood area to the northeast of the property. A picnic table and swing were thrown to the northwest into trees and another building. The tornado was likely in the process of lifting at this time with all debris left in the woods. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | The public reported large tree limb was blown down onto a residence, causing significant damage to a roof. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Albion | - | The public reported dime size hail and a few small tree limbs down on the office Facebook page. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | The public reported several trees down in the area, plus some damage to a local car wash. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Emergency management officials received reports of trees and power lines down blocking several roads across the county. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Trees downed all over Albion. One tree fell down on top of a car and trapped an occupant inside. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Numerous reports of wind damage across the county with trees and power lines down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down near Albion. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Trees down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | no account filed |
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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Noble County Sheriff's House and Jail | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Albion Courthouse Square Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2013 |
| Brimfield School No. 2 | 4.4 miles | 2019 | |
 | Stanley School-District No. 2 | 5.0 miles | 2014 |
 | Luckey Hospital | 5.5 miles | 2013 |
 | Gene Stratton Porter Cabin | 7.1 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000005 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Noble County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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