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Photograph of Courthouse Historic District
Photograph by Nyttend, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Courthouse Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

From the record

“Courthouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Logansport, Indiana. The district encompasses 79 contributing buildings and one contributing site in the central business district of Logansport.”

Wikipedia article Courthouse Historic District (Logansport, Indiana), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 16 National Register listings published here for Cass County · listed in 1999 · category: District.

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

The listing

Mines and quarries near this property

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Courthouse Historic District: 7 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Zinc. 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
Sphalerite Occurrence Z76Zinc, SulfurOccurrenceSphalerite
Cass County Highway DepartmentStoneProducer
Eng. Ag. Corp. Quarry #2StoneProducer
Engineering Aggregate Corp.Pl. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Engineering Aggregates Corp. Pl. 4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Engineering Aggregates Corp. Plt. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Logansport QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Logansport S & G Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wilson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Cass County

Storms near this property

60 of 95 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Logansport, the town this property stands in, in 95 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 63 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 7 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 4 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
October 1996Thunderstorm WindLogansport3 hurt, $200,000no account filed
June 1996LightningLogansport1 hurtno account filed
July 1998Flash FloodLogansport$500,000THE LOGANSPORT IMPLEMENT STORE WAS INUNDATED WITH WATER UP TO FOUR FEET DEEP. SEVERAL HOMES IN TOWN SUSTAINED FLOODED BASEMENTS. ONE RESIDENT IN THE TOWN OF GALVESTON HAD THEIR BASEMENT WALL COLLAPSE DUE TO THE PRESSURE OF THE WATER.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindLogansport$500,000A microburst on the south side of Logansport ripped the roof from a warehouse. The debris was scattered downwind, and caused damage to several other buildings in the immediate area. A few people received some minor bumps and bruises. Damage was estimated at $100,000.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindLogansport$125,000At least a dozen homes suffered damage, several of them having tree limbs fall onto part of the residence. One limb punched thorugh a roof causing extensive damage. 6 cars had tree limbs fall onto them. A brand new truck was totalled from a large limb crushing the vehicle. Numerous other trees, tree limbs and power poles were blown down in and around Logansport. Damage was estimated by Emergency Management at around $125,000.
December 1998Thunderstorm WindLogansport$100,000STRONG WINDS CAUSED PART OF THE THIRD STORY OF THE TOTAL DISCOUNT STORE IN LOGANSPORT TO COLLAPSE. THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING FELL ONTO HAP'S DOWNTOWNER, A RESTAURANT LOCATED NEXT DOOR. ELECTRICAL POWER POLES WERE BROKEN, CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS WERE ALSO KNOCKED DOWN, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO TWO AUTOMOBILES. TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LOGANSPORT, IN WALTON, A GRAIN BIN WAS APPARENTLY BLOWN OVER BY THE WIND.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLogansport$80,000About a dozen homes with trees down on them, causing structural damage. Power lines and power poles blown down resulting in widespread power outages across much of southeast Cass County.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLogansport$50,000Emergency management officials reported a large tree fell onto a house, penetrating the roof and causing significant damage. Rainfall entered the home through the opening adding to the damage. Damage is estimated at around $50,000. Other trees and tree limbs were reported down in the New Waverly area as well.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLogansport$50,000Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and power lines down across the county. In addition, a home in the city of Logansport had two of its windows shattered.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLogansport$30,000The roof of Tom Haynes Automotive was blown onto main feeder lines for Logansport municipal utilities which caused extensive power outages in Logansport. Numerous trees were downed across town that blocked roadways.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLogansport$30,000Five homes with trees blown down on them causing structural damage.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindLogansport$30,000Barn destroyed. Trees down on cars and homes. Power lines down.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindLogansport$25,000The local newspaper reported a large tree falling onto a garage at a residence on 17th Street. The garage was destroyed from a combination of the tree damage and being shifted off its foundation. A Jeep was trapped in the garage, but no information on the amount of damage was given. Damage to the garage is estimated at $25,000.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindLogansport$25,000A 20 inch tree was blown over into a house just north of Logansport.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindLogansport$25,000Numerous trees, tree limbs, power lines reported down in and around Logansport. At least 4 homes were reported to have trees down onto them, suffering minor damage. Some structures also sustained shingle and siding damage. A tree fell onto a car as well.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindLogansport$25,000MANY TREES...POWER LINES AND POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN TOWN WITH SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL STREETS BLOCKED FOR A TIME.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindLogansport$20,000Numerous reports were received of trees down between Logansport and Anoka. Vehicles as well as a few homes were reported damaged from falling trees in both Logansport and Anoka. Damage amounts are estimated.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindLogansport$15,000Emergency management officials reported the back half of a roof was ripped off a local business. No injuries were reported. Damage is estimated at $15,000.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindLogansport$15,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. A house was shifted off its foundation.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLogansport$10,000Numerous trees and power lines down in an around Logansport. Locations include, 1225 S 800 E, High Street at Roselawn and 22nd, 250E and 125 N.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLogansport$10,000Trees and power lines were reported down in both Logansport and Walton.
July 2006LightningLogansport$8,000A bolt of lightning blew a hole in the center of a chimeny on the Logansport Public Library. Bricks from the blast were thrown into a nearby alley, as well as embedded in the roof of the library and a nearby garage. Damage is estimated at $8,000.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindLogansport$6,000Emergency management reported a roof blown off a barn...some roof damage to a house...and trees and power poles down near Logansport.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindLogansport$5,000Multiple trees down on the 1500 block of 3rd St. in Logansport.
June 2004Flash FloodLogansport$5,000Emergency management reported US 24 flooded with large boulders from landscaping swept onto highway causing auto accidents.
October 1996Thunderstorm WindLogansport$5,000no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLogansport$2,000Law enforcement reported damage to a church northeast of Logansport.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindLogansport$1,000Tree down on Hawthorne Lane.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindLogansport$1,000Large tree blown onto garage.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLogansport$500Large tree limbs now.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindLogansport-The public reported a tree of unknown size fell onto power lines.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindLogansport-The public reported a tree of unknown size fell onto a parked vehicle.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindLogansport-The AWOS at the Logansport Airport recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Em reports trees and power lines down across the county.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Emergency management officials reported a 18 inch diameter tree was blown down at the intersection of Burlington Ave and Dewey St.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Emergency management officials reported two trees were blown down on Burlington Ave near Third St. One tree was around 18 inches in diameter, with the other slightly smaller.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindLogansport-An off duty NWS employee reported one to three foot diameter trees were blown down onto a house on High Street. The home sustained roof damage.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Emergency management officials relayed numerous reports of damage to trees, structures and vehicles around Logansport.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Trees and tree limbs were blown down in the vicinity of the high school in Logansport.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Trees down on powerlines.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Local officials reported several tree limbs down in the city of Logansport.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Emergency management officials reported numerous down trees and tree limbs form Logansport east.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Dime sized hail was reported.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Trees downed throughout county with some flash flooding. Trees fell down onto two houses and one car.
May 2009Flash FloodLogansport-Emergency management officials reported a creek just north of the intersection of State Route 17 and County Road 400 North, going out of its banks, resulting in high flowing water over several roads. A few vehicles were reported to be stalled in the flood waters. Spotters in the area reported two to three inches of rain.
June 2008HailLogansport-Law enforcement officials reported hail up to the size of quarters covering the ground.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down.
June 2007Flash FloodLogansport-Emergency Management officials reported 2.8 inches of rain fell in under 2 hours over the city of Logansport, causing widespread flooding of roads in and around town.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Several large trees down.
May 2005HailLogansport-Several reports of penny to quarter size hail around Logansport.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Emergency management reported numerous trees down in Logansport.
June 2004Flash FloodLogansport-Emergency management reported over 1 foot of water still flowing over 3 roads in Logansport.
June 2004Flash FloodLogansport-Emergency management reported roads closed with water flowing across roadways. 4 to 5 roads had water over 2 feet deep flowing across them.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Three dozen trees knocked down and some reported blocking roads near Route 24. Tree fell on trailer in France Park Campground. County EM estimated 60 to 70 mph winds.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Tree down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Law enforcement reported trees down west of Logansport.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down in Logansport.
July 2003Flash FloodLogansport-Emergency management reported over 2 feet of water over many roads with numerous road closures due to flash flooding across the county.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down countywide.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindLogansport-Large tree blown down.

Every storm recorded in Cass 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
Pollard-Nelson House0.2 miles1975
Kendrick-Baldwin House0.2 miles1982
Bankers Row Historic District0.2 miles1999
Point Historic District0.2 miles1999
Ferguson House0.3 miles1983
Willard B. Place House0.3 miles1998

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 99000294 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Cass CountyAll 16 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.