Rensselaer County Number: 37 Seat: Rensselaer (1839 - present) Originally named Newton from 1839 to February 18, 1840. (Parish Grove - temporary) (Spitler's Cabin - temporary) Built: 1896-98 Cost: $141,732 Architect: Alfred Grindle & Charles Weatherhogg (Fort Wayne) Builder: G.W. & J.F. Heinzmann (Noblesville) Style: Late Gothic Revival Population - Jasper County (2002): 30,815 Population - Rensselaer (2002): 6,133 Size: 559.9 square miles Date of Organization: March 15, 1838 Named for: Sgt. William Jasper - Revolutionary War Dates visited: 9/27/03 Courthouse address: 115 West Washington Street, Rensselaer, 47978 Go Back ||| Forward Home |