Salem
Location: 1163 State Street / 12th Street NE
Built: 1913 – 1914
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: William C Knighton
Contractor: F A Erixon
Description: The buildinng faces south and is a three story cream colored terra cotta structure. The building is situate to the east of the State Capitol Mall. There are five ornate columns in relief on the south front. The interior has an ornate spiral staircase and the courtroom is Philippine mahogany. The Supreme Court Library is also housed in the building as well as the Supreme Court Chamber. Cost of construction was $320,000. There is a stained-glass skylight above the third floor courtroom. The building was renovated from 1981 to 2002 with the courtroom refurbished with Italian silk paneling and hand-painted carpet.
See: The Supreme Court Building is located in Marion County.
Photos taken 2012 and 2015