#limestone columns with brick pedestal

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Indianapolis Poolhouse Poolhouse Pool house - large mediterranean backyard stone and rectangular natural pool house idea

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Mediterranean Pool

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The Clark County Courthouse

101 N. Limestone St.

Springfield, OH 45502

The Clark County Courthouse is located at the northwest corner of North Limestone and East Columbia Streets in Springfield, Ohio. The courthouse standing is the third for the county and is built over the foundations of the second. Clark County was established in 1818 and was carved from lands from Champaign, Greene, and Madison counties. The county is named after Gen. George Rogers Clark who was a preeminent military commander during the Revolutionary War, and who also defeated the Shawnee Indian tribe at their village of Pekowee near present day Springfield in August 1780. The court met in various locations in Springfield but no budget allowed for the construction of a courthouse. In 1819, the commissioners were approached by a group of citizens who pledged $2,215 to the construction of a permanent courthouse. This first courthouse began construction and was due to be completed in 1820, but dragged on until 1828 and was designed by the architectural firm of Ambler and Fisher. The building was based on the first capitol for Ohio at Chillicothe. The square building was built as a two-story red brick structure with three shuttered windows on both sides with white trim. The windows were recessed and set in an arch. Four large chimneys on each side protruded from the high hipped roof, which was mounted by a central cupola. The cupola consisted of a square base supporting an octagonal drum with a dome capped by a spire.

This courthouse served for 50 years until the demands of the county proved the courthouse too small. The old courthouse was sold in 1878 for $50.00 and was demolished so the new courthouse could be built on the site, which was finished in 1881. Thomas J. Tolan and Son, Architects, of Fort Wayne Indiana, designed the new courthouse and Nathaniel Cregar, whose father, Charles Cregar, was studying with Tolan, was named as supervising contractor. The new building was designed in the popular Second Empire style. The square building was constructed of limestone, with a rusticated foundation and smooth stone blocks above. The two story building is capped by a mansard roof with mansard towers at each corner with projecting dormers. The building's focus was on Columbia Street with large tower capped by a large spire and a four sided clock. An arched portico framed the entrance, which was reached by a flight of stairs. The courthouse caught fire about 1 o'clock on the morning of March 12, 1918, and destroyed the interior and most of the exterior. The court records were saved, as the county had implemented a policy of storing the records in a separate location.

The courthouse standing today is a mix of old and new, and was rebuilt from 1918-1924 by architect William K. Schilling, but features a dome rather than the clock tower of its predecessor. Parts of the exterior walls were saved from the 1918 fire and were reconstructed. The ground floor is still rusticated with smooth blocks on the first and second floors. The basement windows are small arched openings grouped in pairs. The first floor windows are large arched openings and are separated by Doric pilasters. The third floors contains long rectangular windows with no decoration and simple solid pilasters. Decorative panels and friezes separate the first and second floor windows. The building lost its large front tower, stairs, and mansard roof from the fire. The entrance has been changed to face Limestone Street and is now reached on the ground level; large pedestals on each side of the entrances support four large Doric columns at the entrance supporting a projected roof. An entablature runs along the building with the words "Clark County Court House" engraved above the entrance. A solid balustrade rests upon this entablature and contains decorative friezes above the entrance and a single clock face. A low dome rests in the center of the roof and is partially hidden by the entablature. Located on 101 North Limestone St. in the county seat of Springfield, the courthouse remains in use today and houses the count clerk of courts and the Clark County Court of Common Pleas.

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Week 6 - Architecture

Milwaukee as a city is really rich in different types of architecture. There are examples of many time periods and architectural styles. In the pictures displayed you can see some of my observations.

Schuster Mansion The Schuster Mansion was built in 1891 and it has the elements of German Renaissance Revival style. It is notable for its bright red color palette. It was commissioned by George J. Schuster and designed by the firm of Crane and Barkhause. It has attained historical significance as one of the earliest and most flamboyant of the German Renaissance Revival style houses. Its style was quite popular during the 1890s in Milwaukee. Today the mansion is a popular bed and breakfast, though the it can also be visited during their once-monthly "high tea" events.

Gesu Church Built in 1894, the Gesu Church  is a Milwaukee landmark. It has prominent twin Gothic spires and exquisite stained glass windows. This Roman Catholic Church is the spiritual center of the Marquette University campus.

Milwaukee Public Library The Milwaukee Public Library is considered to be the 89th largest public library in the country. The floors of the grand entrance are tiled in Tessara tile by local Italian craftsmen. It is a small tile of marble or limestone. The building was designed by Ferry & Clas in a neo-renaissance style combining French and Italian influences.

Basilica of St. Josaphat The architecture of St. Josaphat is based on a Polish style Cathedral, modeled after Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica. The interior decorating includes oil paintings of biblical scenes on the dome and walls, stained glass windows imported from Innsbruck, Austria, and gold-leaf columns. St. Josaphat was designated a Milwaukee landmark on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory  Completed in 1967, the conservatory is located in southern Milwaukee’s 61-acre Mitchell Park. The original conservatory, designed by Henry Koch, was constructed in 1898, along with greenhouses for plant propagation, which provided plants for the conservatory and other parks and boulevards. In 1904, the Sunken Garden was constructed, featuring extensive parterre gardens, fountains, and a large water mirror.

War Memorial Center Eero Saarinen’s innovative design for the War Memorial Center was influenced by the abstract geometry of modern French architect Le Corbusier. He incorporated many of Le Corbusier’s ideas, for example lifting the bulk of a building off the ground on reinforced columns; eliminating load-bearing walls to allow a freeform façade and open floor plan; and using plazas, courtyards, and rooftop terraces to allow an interaction between internal and external spaces. The building, a concrete, steel, and glass cruciform floating on a pedestal, included three major components, as Saarinen described: “One is the base, which builds the mass up to the city level and contains an art museum; the second, on the city level, is the memorial court with a pool…. The court is surrounded by the polyhedron-shaped piers, which support the building and also make frames for the breathtaking views of the lake and sky. The third part is the superstructure, cantilevered outward thirty feet in three directions, which contains the meeting halls and offices of the veterans’ organizations.”

Clock Shadow Building The exterior design is infused with warmth and familiarity through salvaged materials such as cream city brick, weathered wood siding from former pickle vats, and rusted steel panels. While the design uses these materials to contribute to the building’s character, they do not dictate the style; instead the design juxtaposes these historical materials with a contemporary, elegant facade that expresses both the solidity of the building and texture of the surrounding environment. Resources: https://www.tripsavvy.com/historic-homes-you-can-tour-in-milwaukee-2363125 http://www.visitmilwaukee.org/media/architecture/ https://libraryarchitecture.wikispaces.com/Milwaukee+Public+Library+-+Central+Library+-+Milwaukee%2C+WI+-+Building http://uwm.edu/mkepolonia/basilica-of-st-josaphat/ https://tclf.org/landscapes/mitchell-park-horticultural-conservatory https://mam.org/info/details/warMemorial.php http://www.continuumarchitects.com/project/clock-shadow-building/