Logan County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places

Logan County Courthouse

Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio
Listed
June 3, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
73001497

About this property

The Logan County Courthouse is a historic Second Empire building located on the southeastern corner of Main Street and Columbus Avenue in downtown Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States. Built in 1870 at a cost of $105,398.08, the courthouse was constructed primarily of locally mined sandstone, and it is covered with a mansard roof. The courthouse is adjacent to Court Avenue, the first concrete street in the United States.

Location

Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio
40.36069, -83.75911

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 73001497. It was listed on June 3, 1973.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

First Concrete Street In U.S.
Civil War
0 mi
Schine's Holland Theatre
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Logan's Raid on Mackachack (1786)
1786Early Republic
1.7 mi
Logan's Raid on Mackachack
1786Early Republic
11.7 mi
Logan's Raid on Mackochee
1786Early Republic
12.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Logan County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Logan County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Logan County Courthouse?

Logan County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Logan County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Logan County Courthouse is recorded as the civil_war era.

Can I research the history near Logan County Courthouse?

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