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Jay County Courthouse

Jay County Courthouse
Portland






This 1906 postcard showing the courthouse a few years before being demolished to make way for the 1916 courthouse.



County Number: 38
Seat: Portland (December 5, 1836 - present)
Built: 1915-19
Cost: $350,000
Architect: McLaughlin and Hulsken (Lima, Ohio)
Builder: Dawson Construction Co (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Style: Classical Revival
Population - Jay County (2002): 21,631
Population - Portland (2002): 6,300
Size: 383.6 square miles
Date of Organization: March 1, 1836
Named for: John Jay - Governor of New York
Dates visited: 8/24/2003
Courthouse address: 120 North Court Street, Portland, 47371

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