Butler County Courthouse (Ohio)

The Butler County Courthouse is located in Hamilton, Ohio and was constructed from 1885–1889 by architect David W. Gibbs.

The county seat selected was Hamilton and the first courthouse was built 1806 and the second in 1817 on the site of the present structure.

When Butler County constructed the Government Services Center in 1999, architecture firm Lorenze and Williams (now LWC Inc.) replicated the green octagonal roof on top of the 11-story tower.

The lobby serves as a reception area as well as a museum housing the old clerk of court's desk and an antique cabinet with the hand of the original statue of Justice.

A balcony runs along the open hallway of the third floor with arched portals to the offices around the exterior of the building.

Detail of main entrance on north face of structure
A circa 1885 view of two construction workers using a wooden crane to lift a block onto the wall of the Butler County Courthouse in Hamilton, Ohio during construction. A horse tethered to a wagon stands by.