Greene County Courthouse (Ohio)
| The Greene County Courthouse | |
|---|---|
 Front of the courthouse | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Town or city | Xenia, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°41′8″N 83°55′44″W / 39.68556°N 83.92889°W |
| Construction started | 1901 |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Cost | $191,764.50 |
| Client | Greene County Commissioners |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Samuel Hannaford & Sons |
The Greene County Courthouse is located at 45 North Detroit Street in Xenia, Ohio.[1] The building was designed by Samuel Hannaford & Sons and was completed in 1902.
History
[edit]Construction of this, Greene County's third courthouse, began in 1901. The architects of the Greene County Courthouse were Samuel Hannaford and Sons, who completed the building in 1902 at a cost of $191,746.[2] Hannaford was also the architect of the Cincinnati City Hall, which shares very similar architectural styling and was built 13 years earlier.
Clock tower
[edit]The primary feature of the building is its 145-foot-tall (44 m) clock tower. The clock is from Michigan and has a weight of 4,500 pounds inside of a frame that weighs 3,000 pounds. The clock bells ring every hour indicating the time. Before 1941, the bells were rung manually by a custodian worker each hour. The clock was electrified in 1941 and now rings on its own.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Greene County Courthouse".
- ^ "Greene County Courthouse History". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ "Greene County Courthouse History". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
External links
[edit]- Picture of courthouse tower
- Courthouse website Archived 2017-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
[edit]- Thrane, Susan W., County Courthouses of Ohio, Indiana University Press, Indianapolis, Indiana 2000 ISBN 0-253-33778-X
- Marzulli, Lawrence J., The Development of Ohio's Counties and Their Historic Courthouses, Gray Printing Company, Fostoria, Ohio 1983
- Stebbins, Clair, Ohio's Court Houses, Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio 1980