Fountain County Clerk's Building

Fountain County Clerk's Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fountain County Clerk's Building, May 2012
Location	516 4th St., Covington, Indiana
Coordinates	40°8′20″N 87°23′49″W / 40.13889°N 87.39694°WCoordinates: 40°8′20″N 87°23′49″W / 40.13889°N 87.39694°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1842, 1859
Architectural style	Federal, Double pile
NRHP Reference #	02000692[1]
Added to NRHP	June 27, 2002

Fountain County Clerk's Building, also known as the Lew Wallace Law Office, is a historic government office building located at Covington, Fountain County, Indiana. It was built in 1842, and is a one-story, double pile, Federal style red brick building. It has a side gable roof and sits on a stone foundation. The front facade features a nearly full-width front porch with decorative scrollwork. It housed the office of the county clerk until 1859, when the building was sold and moved to its present location and the clerk's offices were moved to the third Fountain County Courthouse. From 1849 to 1853, the building housed the law office of Lew Wallace (1827-1901).^{[2]:5, 8}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Carol Ann Freese and Nancy Wagner (December 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fountain County Clerk's Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.