 The first county courthouse was a small log building . When Corydon became the territory capital in 1813 , county and territorial officials shared the building . By 1816 a stone building had been constructed , and it served as both Harrison County Courthouse and the state capital building until the capital was moved . As more space was needed , other buildings were constructed to supplement the courthouse . In the 1920s , the latest of these office buildings was razed to make way for a new courthouse ; the old building was acquired by the State of Indiana and preserved as the first state capitol building . The new courthouse was built from 1927 to 1928 at a cost of about $ 250 @,@ 000 . The building was designed by Fowler and Karges of Evansville and was constructed by J. Fred Beggs and Company of Scottsburg . 
