Ingham County Courthouse
United States historic place
Ingham County Courthouse | |
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42°34′47″N 84°26′33″W / 42.5797°N 84.4425°W / 42.5797; -84.4425 | |
| Area | less than one acre |
|---|---|
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Edwyn A. Bowd; builder: Geo. W. Rickman & Sons Co. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000397[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 13, 1971 |
| Designated MSHS | May 18, 1971 |
The Ingham County Courthouse is an historic government building located at 315 South Jefferson Street in Mason, Ingham County, Michigan. It occupies an entire city block bounded by South Jefferson, East Ash, South Barnes and East Maple Street.[2] Constructed from 1902 to 1904, it is Ingham County's third courthouse and the second on this block, which is directly north of the site of the first courthouse. Designed by noted Lansing architect Edwyn A. Bowd in the Beaux Arts style of architecture, it was built by George W. Rickman and Sons Company of Kalamazoo.[3][4]
The Ingham County Courthouse was listed on the Michigan Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1971.[1][3]
Today building is still used as the Ingham County Courthouse, although much of its original functions are conducted at the Veterans Memorial Courthouse at 313 West Kalamazoo Street and at other locations in Lansing, the county's largest city as well as the capital of Michigan.[5]
In the news
Famous trials, real or fictional, which have taken place here include:
- 1969: The Algiers Motel incident murder trial of Detroit police officer Ronald August was moved to the Ingham County Courthouse from Wayne County after the publication of John Hersey's 1968 book on the incident.[6][7]
- 2011: The courthouse scenes of the film Real Steel starring Hugh Jackman were taken at the Ingham County Courthouse.[8]
Gallery
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The courthouse in January 2016 -
Terminating vista of the courthouse at night
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mapquest maps
- ^ a b "Michigan State Historic Preservation Office listing for Ingham County Courthouse". Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- ^ "Walking Tour of the Historic Ingham County Courthouse". Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- ^ "Ingham County website: Locations". Archived from the original on December 31, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- ^ Google News: Sarasota Journal, May 13, 1969. accessed Dec. 25, 2011
- ^ Google Books, Sugrue, Thomas J., "John Hersey and the Tragedy of Race," introduction to John Hersey, The Algiers Motel Incident, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998
- ^ Hinds, Julie (October 1, 2011). "Michigan locations in 'Real Steel'". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
External links
Media related to Ingham County Courthouse (Michigan) at Wikimedia Commons
- Ingham County official website
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