Work Record ID:
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183
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Reproduction Record ID:
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183
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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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Hancock County Courthouse
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Creator:
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Weary, Frank O., active late 19th century
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Creator Dates:
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1870-1900
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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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Creator:
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Kramer, George Washington, active late 19th century
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Creator Dates:
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1870-1900
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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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1885-1888
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Date Type:
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creation
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Location:
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Findlay (Ohio)
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Location Type:
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site
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Location:
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300 S. Main Street (Findlay, Ohio)
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Culture:
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American
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Subject:
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arches
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Subject:
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National Register of Historic Places
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Subject:
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porticoes
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Subject:
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clock towers
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Subject:
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gables (architectural elements)
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Subject:
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balustrades
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Subject:
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Findlay (Ohio)
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Description:
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Hancock County courthouse was designed by architects Frank Weary and George Washington Kramer from 1885-1888 who included in their design stained-glass windows, black walnut trim, Maine marble, granite columns and an open rotunda. A commemorative statue of John Hancock is on top of the clock tower.
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Information Source:
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Thrane, Susan W. County Courthouses of Ohio. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2000.
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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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Stained glass window
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Reproduction View Type:
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interior 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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