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Description: A Edwin M. Stanton Monument stands in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse, at 301 Market Street. The courthouse was originally designed and built with six floors, high arched windows with hood-moulds and keystones, sectional Corinthian columns, and a flight of stairs to each entrance. Above the entrances are high Corinthian columns supporting a pediment. The main entrance has Justice standing on the peak of the pediment. The mansard roof contained dormer windows with a central tower capped with a mansard roof. It was constructed in 1871 through 1874 by Heard & Blythe architectural firm. The sandstone building became severely discolored due to the polluted air from the surrounding steel factories and heavy traffic. In 1950 during a ferocious snowstorm, the top floor collapsed, destroying the ornate roof and tower. Instead of reconstructing the mansard roof and tower, the county officials decided to keep the roof flat, cutting the number of floors to five. Photo taken between 1936-1943 by the Works Progress Administration View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_022_001
Subjects: Architecture-Civil War, 1861-1865-Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869--
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)