I will start this tour of Brookville with the courthouse which sits on the east side of Main street and continue south for a block, cross to the west side and then work our way north to Eight street. After crossing back to the east side of Main, we will continue south and return to the courthouse.
Main street runs north and south and is very busy. According to a lady that I spoke to a number of times during the day, this particular Saturday was abnormally busy. I am talking about solid traffic both ways and plenty of stop lights. It was virtually impossible to get a photo unless at a fortunate split second and even then it would need a lot of work. I captured most if not all of the attractive original intact buildings and wish I could have done a better job of it. At any rate I hope you enjoy the trip and if you do....please let me know.
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Franklin County Courthouse
This is a very tough subject to capture and it took quite a while to do so as there was traffic stopped or moving in both directions not to mention the obstacles in the way. This view is looking to the northeast and was taken on September 25, 2010.
Courthouse Tower Detail
This is the oldest part of the courthouse that can be seen as I understand it. I am a sucker for towers and just had to show a closeup view.
Old Jail
Looking southeast at the old jail that was built in 1883. It sits on the southeast corner of Main & 4th streets just south of the courthouse.
Old Jail
Another view of the jail looking northeast. The sign mentions Abram Hammond a former governor born in 1814 that lived on this site as a boy in the "old Yellow Tavern", part of which was a block house built in 1808.
J. Bunz Building
This old commercial building sits just south of the jail. It is now the K of C building. I eliminated the ugly and gaudy lettering on the front....figured nothing looked better. I didn't take out the dodad at the left, probably should have. Come on guys surely something can be done with this building!
Old Federal Commercial Building
This building sits south of the Bunz building shown above and was probably built in the 1840's.
Old Building at 3rd & Main Streets
This old Federal building at 300 Main was built around 1840. This view is looking northeast. We will now cross Main street and work our way north on the west side of the street.
There is a business to the right, out of sight in this photo that is attached to a wonderful large mansion. I will show it later under the Brookville Homes category.
320 Main Street
This old building still has the old 1940's siding (of which I absolutely despise) on it. Perhaps not noteworthy enough to show but for that reason.
An old Commercial Building & Home
These two structures made for a nice view. Both were probably built in the 1840's. Located on the west side of Main across from the J. Bunz building. The building shown above can be seen to the left.
Italianate Commercial Buildings
These buildings in the 400 block of Main sit across from the courthouse of which I climbed several steps trying to get as high above the traffic as I could. It took two photos to actually end with this final image. I didn't attempt any photos of the rest of the buildings in this block due to the very heavy traffic.