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==Quick Facts==
 
==Quick Facts==
 
* 1819 - The first court house was built in 1819.
 
* 1819 - The first court house was built in 1819.
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* 2015 - Restoration and preservation of the external structure and ornaments of the building.
 
* 2015 - Restoration and preservation of the external structure and ornaments of the building.
  
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File:2ndWaCoCourthouse.jpg|link=Wayne County Courthouse (1831-1878)
 
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File:2ndWaCoCrthouse.jpg|link=Wayne County Courthouse (1831-1878)
 
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===Third Court House (1878-Present)===
 
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File:1878WaCoCourthouse-ProposedDrawing.jpg|Architect's concept drawing of the proposed 1878 Wayne County Courthouse.
 
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File:WaCoCourthouseGlassPlateImg.jpg|Image of the Wayne County Courthouse circa the early 1900s.
 
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File:WaCoCrtHsCornerstoneLocation.jpg|Image of where the 1878 Wayne County Courthouse cornerstone box was found underneath the northern-most atlas on N. Market St.
 
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File:LibertySt-Cornice.jpg|W. Liberty St. entrance to the Wayne County Courthouse.
 
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File:WaCoCourthouseMemorialPlaque.jpg|1878 memorial plaque carved into the W. Liberty St. doorway wall.
 
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File:MarketSt-Cornice.jpg|N. Market St. doorway to the Wayne County Courthouse. The 1878 cornerstone box was found under the telamone on the right-hand side.
 
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File:2015CourthouseBldgRestoration.jpg|In 2015 the Wayne County Courthouse was draped in construction screens during a major restoration of the building.
 
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File:WaCoCrthsClockTower.jpg|Wayne County Courthouse clock and bell tower as viewed from the west side.
 
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File:WaCoCourthouseFire-Jul69.jpg|1969 image of firemen running hoses up to the top of the Frick building to fight the fire in the Courthouse.
 
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File:CourthouseHistory01.jpg|Wayne County Courthouse history clipped part 1 of 3.<ref>Wooster Weekly Republican, 1878-APR-11 p.3</ref>
 
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File:Old Court House Wooster Republic 18570430.png|thumb|Newspaper reports that the wood in the old courthouse was deteriorating. Source, Wooster Republican 1857-APR-30 p.3
 
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File:CourthouseHistory01.jpg|Wayne County Courthouse history clipped part 1 of 3.<ref>Wooster Weekly Republican, 1878-APR-11 p.3</ref>
 
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File:CourthouseHistory02.jpg|Wayne County Courthouse history clipped part 2 of 3.<ref>Wooster Weekly Republican, 1878-APR-11 p.3</ref>
 
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File:CourthouseHistory03.jpg|Wayne County Courthouse history clipped part 3 of 3.<ref>Wooster Weekly Republican, 1878-APR-11 p.3</ref>
 
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File:Courthouse-1878-14TonCornice.jpg|The biggest blocks of stone laid in the courthouse were the 14-ton cornices over the atlas figures.<ref>Wayne County Democrat, 1878-NOV-06 p.3</ref>
 
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File:Courthouse-1878-StoneAtlas.jpg|The stone atlases were carved from Berea stone by sculptors, Mr. Rachlay and Mr. Shildmacher.<ref>Wayne County Democrat, 1878-DEC-18 p.3</ref>
 
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File:Courthouse-1879-Clock.jpg|Courthouse clock came from Seth Thomas Clock Co. of NY at a cost of $1,900 in 1879.<ref>Wayne County Democrat, 1879-MAR-06 p.3</ref>
 
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File:Court House Janitor WR19170207p2.png|J.M. Ohl appointed courthouse janitor in 1917. <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-02-07, p. 2</ref>.
 
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File:Wayne_County_Court_House_WR19180702p6.png|Bryce Heating & Ventilating Co. of Toledo gets the contract to replace ventilation system in courthouse in 1918. <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-07-02, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
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About
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  • Wayne County Court House
Public Administration
  • Justice / Police order / and Safety
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  • Court House
Facts
Founded
  • Date unknown
    Wooster,Ohio
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Location
    • 107 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
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Destroyed by fire in 1829.

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Demolished when deemed structurally unsafe and condemned.

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Current court house still standing.

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Quick Facts

  • 1819 - The first court house was built in 1819.
  • 1919 - Wooster City Directory "107 W. Liberty St., 125 p.
  • 1829 - First courthouse was destroyed by fire.
  • 1830-1831 - Second courthouse was built.
  • 1856 - A county-wide vote to replace the 2nd courthouse was defeated.
  • 1878 - The 2nd courthouse was condemned and deemed unsafe for use and was demolished.
  • 1878 - The third court house was built in 1878.
  • 1919 - Court house built.
  • 1949 - Approx. Fire.
  • 1969 - May 20, Fire.
  • 1973 - Registered on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wayne County Courthouse District (#73001551).
  • 1976 - Registered as a Category:Wayne County Historical Landmark by the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio.
  • 1978 - Boundary of the historic places district is expanded as Wooster Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) (#78002213).
  • 2015 - Restoration and preservation of the external structure and ornaments of the building.


Newspaper citations with no attached images related to Third Court House (1878-Present)

  • May 20, 1969: "Fire Hits Wayne Court House" by Freeman Long and Bee Collins, The Daily Record, p. 1+.


  • May 20, 1969: "volunteers Rush to Aid Smoky 1878 Court House" by Elinor Taylor, The Daily Record, p. 16.
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