 The Blackford County Courthouse is a historic building located in Hartford City , Indiana , the county seat of Blackford County . The building stands on a public square in the city 's downtown commercial district . Built during the Indiana Gas Boom , most of the construction work was completed in 1894 . The current courthouse was preceded by an other courthouse building on the same site , which was declared inadequate by a judge in 1893 , and was torn down . Following the condemnation of the original courthouse , the county ’ s judicial activities were temporarily located in a building across the street . 
