Wooster Courthouse Legal Library
subject: Courthouse Tour
description: Open to the public for legal reference, the courthouse contains a Law Library on the third floor. Originally set to be in the basement, problems with humidity and document preservation led to its current home. I was designed with a meeting of time in mind, a place in which the aesthetic of the old a new styles of legal building would meet to create the pleasing space it occupies today.
creator: Laura Merrell
date: 2013/17/06
contributor: James Fox
rights: Rights held by Laura Merrell
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Law Library
coverage: 107 West Liberty, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

Clockworks
subject: Courthouse Tour
description: The original workings of the clock have been maintained since their installation in 1879, placed in glass containers to aid in their preservation. The workings have been maintained by 7 “keepers.” The later roster of keepers consisted of 3 generations of the Long family, keepers whose names are etched outside of the door to the clock tower.
creator: Laura Merrell
date: 2013/17/06
contributor: James Fox
rights: Rights held by Laura Merrell
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Clock Tower
coverage: 107 West Liberty Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

Up in the Clock Tower
subject: Courthouse Tour
description: These stairs lead to the highest point in the courthouse- the clock tower. The age and narrowness of the way to the top prevent it from being fully open to the public. The view from the top is simply stunning.
creator: Laura Merrell
date: 2013/17/06
contributor: James Fox
rights: Rights held by Laura Merrell
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Clock Stairs
identifier: View from Tower
coverage: 107 West Liberty Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

Courtroom in Traditional Style
subject: Courthouse Tour
description: Mark K. Wiest is the primary judge who presides over this room. Restored to maintain the traditional style of courtroom, Judge Wiest tries general civil and criminal cases.
creator: Laura Merrell
date: 2013/17/06
contributor: James Fox
rights: Rights held by Laura Merrell
format: Photo
type: Image
coverage: 107 West Liberty Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio

Updated Style Courtoom
subject: Courthouse Tour
description: This is a more modern example of a courtroom in the Courthouse. Over the past decade or so, the push for technological innovation in the legal system has led to the remodeling and technological equipping of rooms like this one. To save on time and travel expense, this room has a live video system which to facilitate video conference-style proceedings. It is primarily presided over by Judge Corey E. Spitler.
creator: Laura Merrell
source: Wayne County Probate Courts
date: 2013/06/17
contributor: James Fox
rights: Rights held by Laura Merrell
format: Photo
type: Image
identifier: Courthouse 2
coverage: 107 West Liberty Street, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio