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Hancock County Courthouse
Photo: Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Hancock County Courthouse

Findlay’s first place on the National RegisterListed May 7, 1973; only 196 of Ohio’s 4,077 listings are older
Listed 1973Findlay
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Hancock County Courthouse

Hancock County Courthouse, at Courthouse Sq., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1973: the first place in Findlay to be listed. Only 196 of Ohio’s 4,077 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. The listing covers 1.5 acres. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Findlay, Ohio, US. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 24 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1886 to today

  1. 1886Built
  2. 1973Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 53 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Courthouse Sq., Findlay · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Hancock County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Findlay Downtown Historic DistrictBeaux Arts · next door
  3. 3The Boss Manufacturing CompanyBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Jasper G. Hull HouseVictorian · 0.1 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BElijah Pelton Jones HouseSecond Empire0.3 miBFirst Hancock County CourthouseFunctional0.6 miBAdams SchoolItalianate · Built 18880.7 miBDr. Albert Linaweaver HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.9 miSFindlay Country Club Golf CourseSite1.7 mi

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Questions about Hancock County Courthouse

Is Hancock County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 7, 1973 (Register number 73001475).

Is Hancock County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Hancock County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Hancock County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 24 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71989273 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.