The Logan County Courthouse is a historic

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building located on the southeastern corner of Main Street and Columbus Avenue in downtown Bellefontaine,

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. Built in 1870 at a cost of $105,398.08, the courthouse was constructed primarily of locally mined

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, and it is covered with a mansard roof. The courthouse is adjacent to Court Avenue, the first

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street in the United States.Cracked street's hereafter splits Bellefontaine
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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Buildings and structures in Logan County, Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Logan County, Ohio County courthouses in Ohio Government buildings completed in 1870 Sandstone buildings in the United States U.S. Route 68 Second Empire architecture in Ohio Clock towers in Ohio Bellefontaine, Ohio {{LoganCountyOH-NRHP-stub