Stunning Romanesque revival style in the old county courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh. (full res)

Two-frame stitched tiltorama(?) of the old county courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh. (full res)

Adams County courthouse in Decatur, Ohio. (hi res)

Wayne County courthouse in Wooster, Ohio has the best sculptures I've seen on a courthouse, at least low enough that you can see them. More telamon (or atlas) columns are at the side entrance. (hi res)

Old Montgomery County courthouse in Dayton, Ohio. (hi res)

Tipton County courthouse in Tipton, Indiana. (hi res)

Tipton County courthouse in Tipton, Indiana. (hi res)

Licking County courthouse in Newark, Ohio, decked out for the holidays. (hi res)

Howard County courthouse in Kokomo, Indiana, an unusual but uninspiring Art Deco replacement for the original building. (hi res)

Miami County courthouse in Peru, Indiana. (hi res)

Auglaize County courthouse in Wapakoneta, Ohio. (hi res)

State capitol in Indianapolis, Indiana. (hi res)

State capitol in Columbus, Ohio, decked out for the holidays. (hi res)

Ohio state courthouse Art Deco figure. The base says "The whole fabric of society rests upon labor." Judging by the statue, it rests upon a couple of Doberman pinschers. (hi res)

Ohio state court building is the low box on the left. (hi res)

Miami County courthouse in Troy, Ohio. (hi res)

Miami County courthouse in Troy, Ohio at night. (hi res)

Clark County courthouse in Springfield, Ohio, with saucer dome. (hi res)

Shelby County courthouse in Sidney, Ohio. (hi res)

Morrow County courthouse in Mount Gilead, Ohio. (hi res)

Madison County courthouse in London, Ohio. (hi res)

Allen County courthouse in Lima, Ohio. (hi res)

Allen County courthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana. (hi res)

Allen County courthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana. (hi res)

Allen County courthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana. (hi res)

Noble County courthouse in little Albion, Indiana is Romanesque genius. (hi res)

DeKalb County courthouse in Auburn, Indiana, a stately Italianate. (hi res)

LaGrange County courthouse in the jungles of Lagrange, Indiana. (hi res)

Kosciusko County courthouse in Warsaw, Indiana is one of my favorites. (hi res)

Kosciusko County "Justice Building" in Warsaw, Indiana. Not one of my favorites. (hi res)

Steuben County courthouse circle, Angola, Indiana (the modest little courthouse is on the right). (hi res)

The Second Empire-style Logan County courthouse in Bellefontaine, Ohio. (hi res)

Hamilton County courts in Cincinnati, Ohio is an Art Deco skyscraper, but was not purpose-built for the county. (hi res)

Whitley County courthouse in Columbia City, Indiana, a nice "municipal" version of Italianate. (hi res)

Lorain County courthouse in Elyria, Ohio, a lackluster neoclassical across from a nice park. (hi res)

Elkhart County courthouse in Goshen, Indiana, a stately building with nods to Greek and Italianate styles. (hi res)

Marshall County courthouse in Plymouth, Indiana, a bit overgrown, with a more modern addition on the right. (hi res)

Hamilton County courthouse, Noblesville, Indiana, a Second Empire masterpiece in the golden glow of twilight. (hi res)

Fulton County courthouse in Rochester, Indiana, a rare Romanesque castle. (hi res)

Van Wert County courthouse, Van Wert, Ohio, a soggy Second Empire with no lawn. (hi res)

Van Wert County courthouse in Van Wert, Ohio. (hi res)

St. Joseph County courthouse in South Bend, an Rennaissance Revival... I think. (hi res)