Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1902 — About Hammond’s New Court House. [ARTICLE]

About Hammond’s New Court House.

The new court house, which will soon adorn the town of Hammond, will be one of the most substantial of the public structure in this state. It will be a fireproof steel and Bedford stone building, two stories high, with a large and light basement and a handsome belfry tower, from which may be had a comprehensive view of the town and surrounding country. Standing upon a lot 110 by 120 feet, the court house itself will measure 96 by 93 feet, thus presenting an almost equilateral quadsangle. The front enterance will be a poem in architectural beauty, while just within will rise a superb staircase of white marble. The building will cost $90,000 it js estimated. The building is nearly as large as our own court house, and the pictures published show it to be a very close imitator of our building. If finished and furnished as well as our building is, it will oost far more than $90,000.