Logan County Courthouse (Ohio)

Logan County Courthouse

Logan County Courthouse from the front
Location 101 South Main Street, Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States[1]
Coordinates 40°21′38″N 83°45′33″W / 40.36056°N 83.75917°W / 40.36056; -83.75917Coordinates: 40°21′38″N 83°45′33″W / 40.36056°N 83.75917°W / 40.36056; -83.75917
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1870
Architect Alexander Koehler
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP Reference # 73001497[2]
Added to NRHP June 4, 1973
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The Logan County Courthouse is a historic Second Empire building located on the southeastern corner of Main Street and Columbus Avenue in downtown Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States.[3] Built in 1870 at a cost of $105,398.08, the courthouse was constructed primarily of locally mined sandstone,[4] and it is covered with a mansard roof.[5] The courthouse is adjacent to Court Avenue, the first concrete street in the United States.[6]

On June 4, 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

References

  1. Logan County Court of Common Pleas, Court of Common Pleas. Accessed 2008-10-10.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. Detailed map of Bellefontaine, Logan County Engineer. Accessed 2008-10-10.
  4. Logan County History, Logan County. Accessed 2008-10-10.
  5. Recchie, N. Ohio Historic Inventory Nomination: Logan County Courthouse. Ohio Historical Society, 20 February 1976.
  6. Cracked street's hereafter splits Bellefontaine, The Columbus Dispatch, 2008-06-01. Accessed 2008-10-10.


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