[n 1] The designer was J. C. Johnson, who had been trained as a carpenter and joiner and became a self-taught architect; he won second place in the Indiana State Capitol design competition.

It is built of red brick with stone ornamentation.

[4] The building and three associated objects was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 2008.

[2][1] Included in the NRHP listing are: It is the 12th property listed as a featured property of the week in a program of the National Park Service that began in July, 2008.

[1][5] Media related to Adams County Courthouse (Indiana) at Wikimedia Commons