Van Wert County Courthouse - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Van Wert County Courthouse - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Van Wert County Courthouse is a historic governmental building in downtown Van Wert, Ohio, United States. Located at 121 E. Main Street, the courthouse is a Second Empire structure built in 1876. It is Van Wert County's third courthouse: when the county was established, the village of Willshire was designated the county seat; Van Wert was made the seat in 1838,History of Van Wert Ohio, Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce, n.d. Accessed 2010-08-20. and a courthouse-and-jail complex was built in that community in the following year.Van Wert County Sheriff's Office History - 1800s, Van Wert County Sheriff's Office, 2010. Accessed 2010-08-20. Read more on Wikipedia
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