Detail View: Robert A. Deshon Courthouses Collection: Marion County Courthouse
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Work Record ID:
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437
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Reproduction Record ID:
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437
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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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Marion County Courthouse
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Creator:
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Gibbs, David W., 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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1884-1886
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Date Type:
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creation
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Location:
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Marion (Ohio)
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Location Type:
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site
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Location:
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Marion (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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clock towers
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Subject:
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pediments
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Subject:
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cornices
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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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Marion (Ohio)
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Description:
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This courthouse is almost identical to the one that stands in Fayette County. Ten sandstone faces are carved into the exterior walls, representing the races of man, pioneer spirit and the ages of man, including one that resembles William Shakespeare.
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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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Courtroom
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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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