Editing Bartholomew County, Indiana (section)

==History==
Bartholomew County was formed on February 12, 1821, and was named for [[Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew]], wounded at the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]].<ref>{{cite book
  |title=Indiana Place Names
  |last1=Baker
  |first1=Ronald L.
  |last2=Carmony
  |first2=Marvin
  |publisher=Indiana University Press
  |year=1975
  |location=Bloomington, Indiana
  |page=9
}}</ref> The site of the county seat was chosen on February 15, 1821, by a team of commissioners, who suggested the name Tiptona, in honor of [[John Tipton]]. {{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

===Courthouse===

The current Bartholomew County courthouse was built from 1870 to 1874 by McCormack and Sweeney of Columbus at a cost of $225,000.

It was designed by architect [[Isaac Hodgson (architect)|Isaac Hodgson]], who was born in [[Belfast]], Ireland in 1826 and immigrated to the United States in 1848; he designed six Indiana courthouses, including the one in [[Henry County, Indiana|Henry County]].

The courthouse is built largely of brick and has mansard roofs typical of the Second Empire French style. Its asymmetrical "L" shape allows it to face two major streets in Columbus. The inscription indicating the commissioners, architect and date is high up on the east facade.<ref>{{cite book
  | last = Counts
  | first = Will
  |author2=Jon Dilts
  | title = The 92 Magnificent Indiana Courthouses
  | publisher = Indiana University Press
  | year = 1991
  | location = Bloomington, Indiana
  | isbn = 978-0-253-33638-5
  | pages = 12–13}}</ref>

Today the Bartholomew County Veterans Memorial designed by American architect [[Charles Rose (architect)|Charles Rose]] sits adjacent to the Courthouse.