Work Record ID:
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132
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Reproduction Record ID:
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132
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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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Cuyahoga County Courthouse
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Material:
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pink granite
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Material Type:
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other
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Material:
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marble (rock)
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Material Type:
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other
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Material:
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English oak
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Material Type:
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other
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Creator:
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Lehman & Schmidt, active early 20th century
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Creator Dates:
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1900-1930
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Creator Type:
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corporate
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Creator Role:
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architect
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Date:
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1906-1912
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Date Type:
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creation
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Location:
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Cleveland (Ohio)
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Location Type:
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site
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Location:
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1219 Ontario Street (Cleveland, Ohio)
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Style Period:
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Beaux-Arts
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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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balustrades
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Subject:
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columns (architectural elements)
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Subject:
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Cleveland (Ohio)
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Description:
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The Cuyahoga County courthouse was completed in 1912 by architects Lehman and Schmidt with the distinction of being the second finished building in Cleveland's downtown group plan. The project was developed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, which sought to create a downtown space that combined all of Cleveland's public buildings in a central mall. The other buildings included in the plan are the Federal Building, the Cleveland Public Library and the Board of Education building. Cuyahoga's courthouse is said to reflect Cleveland's "turn-of-the-century" prosperity and includes materials like Milford pink granite, marble and English oak. Decorative art is also a major component of this building, from its statues depicting the rules of English law to its dramatic murals and stained-glass window.
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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 and side facade
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Reproduction View Type:
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exterior 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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