Logan County Courthouse
Logan County Courthouse from the front
Logan County Courthouse (Ohio) is located in Ohio
Logan County Courthouse (Ohio)
Logan County Courthouse (Ohio) is located in the United States
Logan County Courthouse (Ohio)
Location101 South Main Street, Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States[1]
Coordinates40°21′38″N 83°45′33″W / 40.36056°N 83.75917°W / 40.36056; -83.75917
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1870
ArchitectAlexander Koehler
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.73001497[2]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1973

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 Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, Court of Common Pleas. Accessed 2008-10-10.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. Detailed map of Bellefontaine Archived 2008-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, Logan County Engineer. Accessed 2008-10-10.
  4. Logan County History Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, The Columbus Dispatch, 2008-06-01. Accessed 2008-10-10.


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