Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District is located in Hartford City, Indiana. Hartford City has a population of about 7,000 and is the county seat of Blackford County and the site of the county courthouse. The National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior added the Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 2006 — meaning the buildings and objects that contribute to the continuity of the district are worthy of preservation because of their historical and architectural significance.National Register of Historic Places List of Actions Taken on Properties 6/19/06 through 6/23/06 web page.The National Register of Historic Places web site has a list of criteria for evaluation. The District has over 60 resources, including over 40 contributing buildings, over 10 non-contributing buildings, 1 contributing object (a World War I statue), 8 non-contributing objects, and two other buildings that are listed separately in the National Register.Hamilton, section 5. Although Hamilton describes exact counts for properties, those counts do not agree with Hamilton's map on page 25 of the Registration Form. Read more on Wikipedia
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