Noble County Seat

<br>Albion - Noble County Seat <br><br> The Center - later named Albion was chosen the Seat of Noble County Indiana by the vote of its citizens in August 1846.<br><br> Since that time three courthouses have been located on this square.<br><br> The <b>first</b> which opened in 1847, burned down in 1859.<br><br> The <b>second</b> became inadequate for the county’s needs and was torn down.<br><br> It was <b>replaced</b> by a three-story brick and stone Richardson Romanesque building completed in 1889.<br><br> <i>Buried behind this bench is a time capsule to be opened in August 2046.</i>