Miami County Courthouse in Troy Ohio. Built in 1885-1888, it was designed by noted architect Joseph W. Yost of Columbus, and built by Contractor T.B. Townsend of Zanesville. The cornerstone was laid on July 16, 1885. The courthouse was occupied in January 1988. Architectural Style-Beaux Arts. The court house and power station was posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 1975. GPS: 40.04116°N, -84.20534°W.
An integral part of the courthouse is the freestanding brick power station across Water Street on the east side of the courthouse. It is connected to the courthouse by an underground brick tube designed to carry circulating fresh air through a system of ducts in the first floor of the courthouse and utilizing the 86' brick chimney of the power station to create cooling draft in summer. The power station broiler provided steam for the dynamo and central heating in the county offices. The building and its machinery are now inactive but intact.
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