The Franklin County Government Center is a government complex of

Franklin County, Ohio Franklin County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,323,807, making it the most populous county in Ohio. Most of its land area is taken up by its county seat, Columbus, the state capital and most ...

in the city of

Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

. The government center has included several iterations of the Franklin County Courthouse, including a building completed in 1840 and another completed in 1887. Current courthouse functions are spread out between buildings in the complex.

History and structures

The tallest building in the complex is the 27-floor, Franklin County Courthouse at 373 South High Street. It is the seventh tallest building in Columbus. This was the third incarnation of the Franklin County Courthouse and hosts the majority of the county government agencies. It was designed by architectural firm DesignGroup, Inc. following the postmodern architectural style. It was built on the site of a publishing building used for decades by the county, the American Education Press Building. Other major buildings in the complex include the 19-floor Municipal Court at 375 South High Street and the 10-floor Hall of Justice at 369 South High Street, both designed by Prindle & Patrick. The seven-floor new Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse at 345 South High Street was completed in 2010. The Hall of Justice at 369 South High Street began a two-year renovation in early 2013. Other facilities in the complex include: * Dorrian Commons Park * Pavilion at 365 S. High Street * James A. Karnes Building (Franklin County Sheriff's Office) at 410 S. High Street * Franklin County Correctional Center I at 370 S. Front Street * Juvenile Detention Center/Parking Garage at 399 S. Front Street * 34 E. Fulton Street Parking Garage * 80 E. Fulton Street Service Building A large cast of Henry Moore's ''

Oval with Points ''Oval with Points'' is a series of enigmatic abstract sculptures by British sculptor Henry Moore, made in plaster and bronze from 1968 to 1970, from a maquette in 1968 (LH 594) made in plaster and then cast in bronze, through a working model in ...

'', originally installed in Dorrian Commons Park, was moved across High Street in 2014 to the plaza of the newly-remodeled Hall of Justice. The 1974 statue of Benjamin Franklin was then moved from the plaza to an interior lobby in the courthouse. File:Franklin County Courthouse illustration.jpg,

Franklin County Courthouse (1840–1884) The 1840 Franklin County Courthouse was the first permanent courthouse of Franklin County, Ohio in the United States. The building, located in the county seat of Columbus, stood from 1840 to 1884. The building was replaced with another county co ...

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Franklin County Courthouse (1887–1974) The 1887 Franklin County Courthouse was the second permanent courthouse of Franklin County, Ohio. The building, located in the county seat of Columbus, stood from 1887 to 1974. It replaced a smaller courthouse on the site, extant from 1840 to c. ...

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History and structures

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