Fantastic coverage of the Seneca County Courthouse situation continues in the Toledo Blade today with three feature articles.  All are excellent reading and provide an in-depth look at the ramifications of demolition.  To access the articles, click here, and follow the links in the main story.

In a front-page article, The Blade looks at a state-funded courthouse restoration program in Texas, with additional comments from professionals in Arkansas and elsewhere.  The article continues to discuss the specific impact that loss of this iconic building would have on downtown Tiffin – a community which markets itself using its history.  Additional articles focus on the architect of the courthouse, Elijah Myers, as well as the fate of courthouses in Ohio County, West Virginia (Wheeling) and Wood County, Ohio (Bowling Green).

These articles are the latest in an outstanding series of informative articles and very direct editorials which demonstrate that part of what is at stake in this decision is the ability of Tiffin, and any other community that might choose to follow Seneca County’s lead, to market itself effectively in the current economy.  Local courthouse advocates continue to correctly maintain that the only thing worse than a deteriorating historic courthouse is no historic courthouse at all, because demolition removes potential for success.

Kudos to The Blade for its excellent coverage of this important issue.

Photo: Wood County Courthouse, Bowling Green - fusionpanda/Creative Commons License