Lucas County Courthouse and Jail
- Architect
- David L. Stine
- City
- Toledo, OH
The Lucas County Courthouse opened in 1897 at 700 Adams Street in downtown Toledo, designed by architect David L. Stine with contractors Dun, Perley & Co. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and today houses the Lucas County Common Pleas Court and the County Prosecutor's office.
the building
Courthouse and jail combined. The building combines courthouse and jail functions, a distinctive civic arrangement that set it apart from a standalone courthouse in downtown Toledo.
the architect
David L. Stine designed the Lucas County Courthouse and Jail, one of his documented civic commissions in downtown Toledo alongside the Ashland Avenue Baptist Church.
significance
The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and continues in active civic use, housing the Lucas County Common Pleas Court, its ten judges, the County Prosecutor's office, and the Clerk of Courts, supported by the nearby Court Services Building.
nearby
- Toledo Main Library
- James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley United States Courthouse
- Lasalle, Koch and Company Department Store
- Valentine Theatre
- Pythian Castle
- Tower on the Maumee