Guernsey County Courthouse
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Guernsey County Courthouse | |
 The courthouse in Cambridge, Ohio | |
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| Location | Courthouse Sq., Cambridge, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′31″N 81°35′24″W / 40.025375°N 81.589940°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1881 |
| Architect | Yost, J.W.; Townsend, T.B. |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001452[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1973 |
The Guernsey County Courthouse is located on
U.S. Route 40 in Cambridge, Ohio. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
History
Greek Revival style building with red brick facade. Two large double doors were located at the north and south ends and long rectangular windows with dark shutters lined the sides. A large spire stood eighty-seven feet tall with a cupola
capped by a weathervane shaped like a fish. This courthouse lasted for seventy more years.
Need for a second courthouse became apparent as the county grew in population. The city of Cambridge contracted
Second Empire style. During this time, Old Washington
petitioned to be granted the county seat claiming that they were more central. This petition failed and the foundation to the second courthouse was laid in 1881, with the cornerstone bearing the date August 4, 1881. The building was dedicated on 1883-09-11.
Exterior
The exterior is of fine sandstone block with a hipped roof and mansard-roofed towers. Stairs lead to main entrance and is covered by a small balcony. A statue of Justice stands in the broken pediment on the southern face, below the statue is a fan shaped stone bearing the date 1881. A central tower rises from the center of the building and houses a four faced clock and consists of louvered arch openings.
The courthouse is surrounded by various memorials to soldiers from the county in the
Operation Desert Storm
. The most prominent is the Civil War Monument.
References
Further reading
- Sarchet, Col. Cyrus P.B.; History of Guernsey County; B.F. Bowen & Co.; Indianapolis, Indiana; 1911
- Thrane, Susan; Ohio County Courthouses; Indiana University Press; Bloomington, Indiana; 2000 ISBN 0-253-33778-X
- Stebbins, Clair; Ohio's Court Houses; Columbus Dispatch; Columbus, Ohio; 1980
- Marzulli, Lawrence J.; The Development of Ohio's Counties and Their Historic Courthouses; Gray Printing Company; Fostoria, Ohio; 1983
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