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author Paul W. Barada recently wrote. Interior walls were painted lime-green, cheap paneling was used to divide rooms, suspended lights cast a fluorescent glare throughout the building, and the intricate fresco work was marred by unrealistic painting.
In his introduction to 'Courthouse Images, The Rush County Courthouse at Its Centennial' published in 1996, Barada continues, 'Through it all, however, the court house has survived. And at its centennial it stands, restored and revered as an architecturally magnificent building...there is beauty everywhere.'
Barada's thoughts about the Rush County Courthouse since its restoration mirror the comments made by writers for 'The Promoter' who, in 1899 wrote, 'Beauty, strength, convenience, and general harmony are characteristics which mark every portion of the building and expert judges of architecture are loud in their praise of...this magnificent structure.'
Preservation and restoration efforts returned the initial shimmer to the Rush County Courthouse during the last few years and have created a new-found appreciation for the structure itself. These renovations have conjured up a sense of pride within the community ensuring the Courthouse will stand, as Barada said, 'as a priceless centerpiece for the county' for yet another century.
Editor's Note: Beth Douglass Silcox is a freelance writer bom and raised in Rushville, Indiana. She now resides with her family near Noblesville, Indiana.
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"Centennial History of Rush County, Indiana, Volume ili by Gary & Thomas, Historical Publishing Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1921.
Courthouse Images, The Rush County Courthouse at its Centennial 1806-1906," by Green & Barada, 1996.
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A-401 Subcontract helpful changes
Continued from page 15
13.7.1 Obligates contractor to provide subcontractors with copies of project-wide property insurance or else to notify subcontractors if required insurance policies are not in effect.
13.7.2 Authorizes subcontractors to purchase and bill for property insurance covering the value of their work if required property insurance policies are not in effect.
13.7.3 Entitles subcontractors to payment for the cost of insuring material stored off-site or goods in transit if the project property insurance furnished by the owner does not include off-site and in-transit coverage.
15.4 Confirms that the contractor and subcontractor each disclaim consequential damages against the other.
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