Detail View: Robert A. Deshon Courthouses Collection: Hardin County Courthouse
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Work Record ID:
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182
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Reproduction Record ID:
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182
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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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Hardin County Courthouse
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Creator:
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Richards, McCarty & Bulford, 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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1913-1915
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Date Type:
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creation
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Location:
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Kenton (Ohio)
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Location Type:
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site
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Location:
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1 Courthouse Square (Kenton, Ohio)
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Style Period:
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Neoclassical
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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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pediments
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Subject:
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balustrades
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Subject:
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colonnades
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Subject:
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Kenton (Ohio)
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Description:
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Hardin County courthouse was completed in 1915 by architects Richards, McCarty and Bulford in a Neoclassical style. The building is as large as an entire city block and has a completely symmetrical exterior. It is made of Indiana gray limestone and has a rusticated base. There is a skylight over the lobby that contains over 1000 square feet of leaded stained glass.
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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 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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