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Monroe County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Monroe County Courthouse
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Location	Main St. in Woodsfield, Ohio
Coordinates	39°45′46″N 81°6′59″W / 39.76278°N 81.11639°W / 39.76278; -81.11639
Built	1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Architect	Samuel Hannaford & Sons
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	80003168
Added to NRHP	July 21, 1980

The Monroe County Courthouse is located in Woodsfield, Ohio and is one of few courthouses located in a town square. It is the fourth courthouse building on this site, with two of the previous ones destroyed in fires. The present building is of red brick with yellow brick quoins, pillars and pediments, which are said to represent the colors of fall in the surrounding countryside. The main entrance is reached by a small flight of stairs between Ionic columns and a pediment of fine arched stone.

The courthouse has one of ten largest clocks in the world, which can be seen from miles away. Its four faces were installed in 1908 by Howard Clock Company of New York. The cost of the clock was $2,775.

The dome of the courthouse was once a bright copper plating, but was removed due to public dissatisfaction.

The present courthouse is still used for judicial purposes, housing both criminal and civil proceedings as well as probate and juvenile matters.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Kelly, Sarah R. "Monroe county courthouse history". The USGen webproject. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
3. "Monroe County Court". Monroe County Ohio. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

Further reading

• County Courthouses of Ohio by Susan W. Thrane

External links

Media related to Monroe County Courthouse (Ohio) at Wikimedia Commons

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Ohio
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Ohio and List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio

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