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Holmes County Courthouse (Ohio)

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Established by an 1824 law and organized in the following year, Holmes County has possessed three courthouses, all of which have been located at the same site in Millersburg. The first courthouse, built in 1825, lasted only nine years before its destruction by fire. Its replacement lasted
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located atop the northern pediment, but its deterioration led local officials to place it in storage for many years until area lawyers paid for its restoration. Lesser elements of the building's architecture include steel details, ornamental columns and
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structure is a rectangular brick building with a complex roofline. It predates the current courthouse, having been erected circa 1880. In 1974, the courthouse and jail were together listed on the
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of the courthouse. Today, the Holmes County Courthouse remains the county's center of government. Courtrooms in the building serve as meeting places for the Holmes County
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approximately fifty years until being destroyed circa 1884 to provide room for the construction of the current building, which began in that year and was completed in 1886.
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in the center of the tiled floor in the building's lobby, and towers on the courthouse's corners. A prominent clock is
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on the northern side. From its completion until the 1950s, the courthouse featured a statue of
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Closely related to the courthouse is a jail, located on the lawn next to the courthouse. This
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population, the courthouse features a parking area with use restricted to horses and buggies.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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builders Hibbert and Schaus according to a design by J.W. Yost, this three-
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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courthouse comprises such elements as rough stone walls with smooth
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Interactive map showing the location of Holmes County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places in Holmes County, Ohio
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columns surrounding the main entrance, and a prominent
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Courthouse viewed from corner of Monroe and Jackson
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Holmes County Courthouse and Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Holmes County Courthouse (Ohio) is located in Ohio
Holmes County Courthouse (Ohio) is located in the United States
Millersburg
Ohio
40°33′14″N 81°55′2″W / 40.55389°N 81.91722°W / 40.55389; -81.91722
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government building
Millersburg
Ohio
United States
historic site
Newark
story
trim
colonnaded
Ionic
pediment
Lady Justice
pilasters
mansard roof
Lady Justice
located in the tower
Court of Common Pleas
Amish
Italianate
National Register of Historic Places
historic district

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