A motorist drives by the front of the Van Wert County Courthouse in Van Wert.
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Reggie Buehrer, owner of Window Creations., Inc., near Ottoville, Ohio, talks about the restoration his company is performing on window panels from the ceiling of the courtroom inside the Van Wert County Courthouse in Van Wert. A drop ceiling has been removed from the courtroom and the original dome ceiling is being restored.
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Mr. Buehrer displays one of the glass panels that were largely destroyed years ago. A drop ceiling has been removed from the courtroom and the original dome ceiling is being restored.
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Mr. Buehrer works on a window panel as his company continues the restoration of the courtroom inside the Van Wert County Courthouse.
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Since the 1950s, the glass dome area of the courthouse ceiling had been covered by a dropped ceiling. Parts of the dome were badly damaged years ago when pipes and wires were installed right through it.
Since the 1950s, the glass dome area of the courthouse ceiling had been covered by a dropped ceiling. Parts of the dome were badly damaged years ago when pipes and wires were installed right through it.
Since the 1950s, the glass dome area of the courthouse ceiling had been covered by a dropped ceiling. Parts of the dome were badly damaged years ago when pipes and wires were installed right through it.
Since the 1950s, the glass dome area of the courthouse ceiling had been covered by a dropped ceiling. Parts of the dome were badly damaged years ago when pipes and wires were installed right through it.
Van Wert County Commissioner Clair Dudgeon talks about the renovation of the courtroom in the courthouse.
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Philip Borkowsi, of Heyne Construction, Inc., cleans ornate tin on the domed ceiling of the courthouse.
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Philip Borkowsi, of Heyne Construction, Inc., cleans ornate tin on the domed ceiling of the courthouse.
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Scaffolding supports a makeshift floor for workers restoring the domed ceiling of the courtroom at the Van Wert County Courthouse.
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A statue is on display at the front of the courthouse.
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People walk down the staircase in the courthouse.
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A pedestrian crosses the street near the Van Wert County Courthouse in Van Wert.
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