The two buildings are connected by an overhead walkway. The new addition was constructed in the same colors to match the courthouse and houses a jail, several courtrooms and the sheriff's administrative offices. References Further reading Thrane, Susan W., County Courthouses of Ohio, Indiana University Press, Indianapolis, Indiana 2000 Marzulli, Lawrence J., The Development of Ohio's Counties and Their Historic Courthouses, Gray Printing Company, Fostoria, Ohio 1983 Stebbins, Clair, Ohio's Court Houses, Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio 1980 National Register of Historic Places in Allen County, Ohio County courthouses in Ohio Buildings and structures in Lima, Ohio Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Sandstone buildings in the United States Second Empire architecture in Ohio Clock towers in Ohio Government buildings completed in 1884 1881 establishments in Ohio