Detail View: Architecture and Urban Planning Collection: Fulton County Courthouse
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Work Record ID:
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5500
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Reproduction Record ID:
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5500
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Work Class:
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Architecture
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Work Type:
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county courthouse
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Title:
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Fulton County Courthouse
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Creator:
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Bensman, H.B., active late 19th century
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Creator Dates:
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1860-1899
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Creator Type:
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personal
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Creator Role:
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contractor
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Creator:
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Voss, Alexander, active late 19th century
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Creator Dates:
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1860-1899
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Creator Type:
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personal
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Creator Role:
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contractor
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Creator:
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Miller, C.C., active late 19th century
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Creator Dates:
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1860-1899
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Creator Type:
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personal
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Creator Role:
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architect
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Date:
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1870-1872
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Date Type:
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creation
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Location:
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210 S. Fulton (Wauseon, Ohio)
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Location:
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Wauseon (Ohio)
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Location Type:
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site
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Style Period:
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Italianate (North American architecture styles)
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Culture:
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American
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Subject:
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mural paintings (visual works)
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Subject:
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Wauseon (Ohio)
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Subject:
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belfries (equipment spaces)
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Subject:
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arches
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Subject:
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clock towers
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Subject:
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National Register of Historic Places
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Subject:
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domes (architectural element)
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Description:
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In 1869, the residents of Fulton County passed an "enabling" act that moved the county seat from Ottokee to Wauseon. Though Ottokee was more centrally located, Wauseon had a larger population and more business, making it an appropriate location for the county seat.The act stipulated that private residents had to pay $5,000 of the total estimated building costs of $25,000. The result was the present Italianate style courthouse completed in 1872 by architect C.C. Miller, complete with murals, hand-carved woodwork, and a stained glass dome.
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Information Source:
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Reighard, Frank H., ed. A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio. Vol. 1. Chicago and New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1920.
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Reproduction Creator:
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Deshon, Robert A., 1915-2007
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Reproduction View:
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Clock tower
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Reproduction View Type:
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detail view
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Reproduction Information Source:
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Ohio Historical Society
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Reproduction Rights Statement:
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These images are for non-profit use educational use. Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of material in physical or digital form requires prior written permission from the copyright holder.
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