PHOTOS: 2026 Montgomery County Courthouse Rededication

Kurtis Broadstreet
May 6, 2026
Community

The Montgomery County Courthouse was rededicated Wednesday afternoon following last year’s renovations. The structure was completed 150 years ago in 1876, where it was opened to the public in bombastic fanfare and festivities. It was dedicated for the first time in 1986 following the first set of renovations at the time.

View photos of the rededication below.

Members from the city, county, and Wabash College prepare to cut the ribbon. | Photo credit: Kurtis Broadstreet.

County Commissioner Dan Guard speaks at the courthouse rededication. | Photo credit: Kurtis Broadstreet.

Judge of Superior Court 1 Heather Barajas reflects on her law career at the courthouse rededication. | Photo credit: Kurtis Broadstreet.

Henry Stellema, an architect from Indianapolis-based firm DLZ, details the work done to the courthouse. | Photo credit: Kurtis Broadstreet.

Tom Meeks, Jr., the associate director of the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, provides a riveting speech regarding the courthouse’s history and the legacy it continues to shape. | Photo credit: Kurtis Broadstreet.

Randy Siple, a grandmaster for the Indiana Freemasons, speaks about the organization’s contributions to the courthouse. | Photo credit: Kurtis Broadstreet.

WCDQ’s Dave Peach served as the afternoon’s emcee. | Photo credit: Kurtis Broadstreet.

Onlookers listen to Dan Guard’s speech at the rededication ceremony. | Photo credit: Kurtis Broadstreet.

County workers pose in front of the courthouse following the ceremony. | Photo credit: Kurtis Broadstreet.

Representatives of the Indiana Freemasons pose in front of the courthouse, where they stand on the concrete their predecessors placed 151 years ago. | Photo credit: Kurtis Broadstreet.

Headline photo taken by Kurtis Broadstreet.

PHOTOS: 2026 Montgomery County Courthouse Rededication

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