Hardin County Courthouse, Kenton, Ohio   Save
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Description: This is a photograph of the Hardin County Courthouse in Kenton, Ohio. This building is the third courthouse to occupy the square in the center of Kenton, Ohio. The first two were lost to fire. The current one was built in 1915 at a cost of $275,000. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1979, and inducted into Ohio Historical Markers program in 1996 The structure is a double sided symmetrical building. This means that the north and west sides are identical to the south and east sides. It has been ranked by architectural historians as a fine example of neoclassical architecture. It has elements such as pilasters topped with Doric capitals and walls of dressed stone. The building occupies 2 acres of land. The architects were Richards, McCarty and Bulford. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_034_01
Subjects: Hardin County (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Courthouses; Government buildings
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)