Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-05-25

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with lavatory and vault. Adjoining this on the
south is the Probate Court room, which is reached
size and has neat desk for the Judge bar rail and
seats for spectators.
The Recorder Is located in the southeast corner,
the main Office being 23x27. This too has private
water-cloEet, anda vault 6xls.6.
Returning again to the hail. the grand staircase is
approached either from the Washington or Perry
street corridor by an almost imperceptible wind,
meeting on platform half way up ana then uniting
to form single flight five feet wide at the base, and
widening to ten feet at the top at the landing in the
rotnndA on the second floor
The most striking feature Of the interior Of the
building is without doubt the rotunda, feature
which is contained in other completed court house
in Ohio Tits 2cx36 and is oval in form, lighted from
the top through stained glass lantern The floor is
Of tile, similar to that in the halls below, and the
sides contain heavy pilasters with elegantly nodded
and enriched capitals and bases, resting upon q
massive PEDESTAL These pilasters are surmounted
by classic entablature, with nodded ribs extending
to the top Of the vault or dome which is forty feet
from the floor. From this rotunda access is had to
all the rooms on the second hoor.
| Opening from it on the north side is corridor,
eleven feet wide and twenty-five feet hgh lighted at
the end by an immense arched window. From this
corridor an entrance leads into the Offices Of the
county clerk, which occupy the northwest corner
The main office is 2sxS5, with private office 1axs2
and yault and closets. The clerk has direct en-
trance to the court room through lobby i've feel
wide and private entrance into his office from thu
rotunda.
In the northeast corner is located the male and
female witness rooms, grand jury room and sheriff.
Office, the latter adjoining the court room, private
entrance connecting the two.
In the southwest corner, adjoining the court room
is the judges room, law library and petit jury
All the jury rooms contain water closets and lava
tories.
Opening Immediately from the rotunda on the south
by large double, swinging doors, is the court room
which is 4Ox64 feet in size, and 80 feet in height
The Judges desk, which rests upon, platform two
feet high, is Of black walnut, elegantly finished
Back Of the desk is recess, 20 feet high by Il in
width, finished In plaster pilasters and arch. Ii
front Of the Judges desk is the Clerks desk which
is also Of black walnut, and is complete piece o.
furniture for the use for which It is intended
Stretching ACROSS the room In the form Of segmen
ia the bar rail- of solid black walnut, which encose
space Of 25 feet This space contains the jury-bo,
on the right, facing the Judge, and sher's desl
Immediately in front of the bar rail.
The seats spectators raised to the rear ant
have elegant black walnut ends They are ap
preached by aisle extending entirely around them
and by two center aisles. They have seating ca
pacity of about 800.
| The Court room has fine psnelled wainscotti nj
around it which is grained black walnut. The ceiling
has heavy cornice, with cove sprnging to th'
ceiling which Is divided into panels by heavy nodded
beams. 1t contains two sixty inch double e-cone re
Electors, of silyered glass The ceiling is decorated
in colors and gold, and the walls are plain tinted
with heavy dsdo and border OF rich maroon.
| THE TOWER.
The lookout in the tower is reached by an enclosed
staircase from the rotunda and Nspoleonites car
view the surrounding landscape from an altitude Of
l40 feet.
| Every room in the building is we'll lighted, whilt
the ventilation and sanitary appliances have ali beer
carefully attended TO. feature which Ia especial,
noticeable is the manner in which the halls anG
staircases lighted, which is so deficient in mos
public buildings In this, daylight pervades ever,
nook and corner. All the main offices contain oper
fire CRATES and marble mantels. The building /,
heated with steam throughout. the apparatua heinz
contained in the basement Of the iail building. Il
is fitted throughout for gas, and the Commissioner,
propose putting in gas machine, as there are nc
gas works in the town.
The building is Are. .proof throupbout the floor,
beino constructed of vrou0ht iron b.am. corr,,
gated iron arches and concrete. All stud partition,
are Of iron. and the ceilings lathed throughout ,t
iron lath.
| The beautiful furniture seen throuohont III.
building was furnished by the well known vbolesal,
and retail furniture house Of Conant Bros Of Toledo
| IL ia Of black walnut with French venaa,,no ond
wheit ia elaborate. rich and TASTY n e. IN teen,ne
with the balance Of the structure This bouae he,
also the contract for furni.bing The Union conrty
| Court House and other public bp,ldtno. mos, a.
course Of construction. They nav nartcn,ar stten.
tion 10 this branch of the busness ana parb.ns :.
better fitted for turning out larre eouipments thar
any other furniture house in the West.
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Brown, of Cincinnati.
Wood work, J. I. Hale, Of Defiance.
Painting and glazing, Peter Knops, of Columbus.