Since its organization in 1836, Fulton County has erected three courthouses as the seat of its government. The first, built in 1837 directly west of the present courthouse, was a wooden building measuring 24 by 20 feet and costing $750. The second, constructed in 1847 on the courthouse square, measured 44 by 60 feet, was built of brick in the Greek Revival style, and cost $6,000. The present courthouse, measuring 111 by 116 feet, was completed in August, 1896, at a cost of $160,000 including furnishings and preparation of grounds. It was designed in Richardsonian Romanesque style by A. W. Rush and Son of Grand Rapids, Mich., and the general contractor was J. E. Gibson of Logansport. Its exterior is Bedford limestone. County commissioners in charge of the project were Asa Deweese of Liberty Township, Nathaniel Dudgeon of Richland Township, and Thomas Lovatt of Rochester Township. The cornerstone was laid September 19, 1895, by the Grand Master of the Indiana masonic Lodge, and it is found at the northeast corner of the second floor. The 10 stone figures of guardian lions surrounding the building are unique among the many Indiana courthouses constructed in the 19th century. They were carved on site by a stonecutter from Germany, Hedrick, who brought along his 10 year-old son as interpreter. In 1962 the courthouse square was landscaped with trees through the efforts of the Rochester Women’s Club.