Detail View: Architecture and Urban Planning Collection: Shelby County Courthouse
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Work Record ID:
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5526
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Reproduction Record ID:
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5526
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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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Shelby County Courthouse
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Creator:
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Maetzel, George H., 1837-1891
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Creator Dates:
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1837-1891
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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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1881-1883
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Date Type:
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creation
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Location:
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Sidney (Ohio)
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Location Type:
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site
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Location:
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129 E. Court Street (Sidney, Ohio)
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Style Period:
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Second Empire
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Culture:
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American
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Subject:
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National Register of Historic Places
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Subject:
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columns (architectural elements)
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Subject:
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porches
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Subject:
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mansard roofs
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Subject:
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balustrades
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Subject:
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clock towers
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Subject:
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pavilions (building divisions)
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Subject:
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Sidney (Ohio)
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Description:
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The present Shelby County courthouse was completed in 1883 by architect George Maetzel. The courthouse is surrounded by impressive buildings in multiple architectural styles with its central location in the business district. It represents the Second Empire style and features four identical facades, as well as a centrally placed clock tower that rises from the mansard roof.
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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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Front entrance
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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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