The Henry County Courthouse is a historic
courthouse
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building in
Napoleon
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,
Ohio
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,
United States
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. Designed in the Second Empire style by architect David W. Gibbs, it was built in 1880 and added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on February 28, 1973.
The cost of the building was $95,000.
The courthouse is topped with a 1880 statue of
Lady Justice
Lady Justice ( la, Iustitia) is an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems. Her attributes are scales, a sword and sometimes a blindfold. She often appears as a pair with Prudentia.
Lady Justice originates from the ...
.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio
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Henry County Courthouse (disambiguation)
References
External links
National Register listings for Henry County
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Buildings and structures in Henry County, Ohio
National Register of Historic Places in Henry County, Ohio
County courthouses in Ohio
Government buildings completed in 1880
Clock towers in Ohio
Napoleon, Ohio
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