Williams County is named for David Williams, who was the captor of spy John Andre during the America Revolutionary War.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Hillsdale County, Michigan
E – Fulton County and Henry County
S – Defiance County
W – DeKalb County, Indiana and Steuben County, Indiana
Created: April 1, 1820 
County Seat:
Bryan 1820 – present
County Courthouse – Bryan
Location: 1 Courthouse Square / High Street
Built: 1889 – 1890
Style: French Baroque and Romanesque
Architect: Edward O Fallis & Company of Toledo
Contractor: Malone Brothers & Earhart of Toledo
Description: The building faces south and is a three story red colored brick and Bera and Amherst limestone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Bryan. The south front has a stone framed entrance on the first story with small round towers on either side with red colored domes. The third story has a columned front with steep green colored roof. Round towers are at each corner of the building. On the center of the roof is a large square red colored brick tower with clock and sloped roof. The building houses the County Court of Common Pleas, County Juvenile Court and County Probate Court.
See: The architect, Edward Oscar Fallis & Company of Toledo, also designed the courthouses in Paulding County; and in Indiana in Noble County, in Kansas in Montgomery County; and in Michigan in Lenawee County and Monroe County.
See: Ohio Court of Appeals – Toledo ( 6th Appellate District )
History: The county was created in 1820 and Defiance now located in Defiance County was selected as county seat in 1824 when the county was organized. The court were held on the second story of Mr. Leavell’s storeroom which stood on the banks of the Maumee River. The first courthouse was a brick structure built in 1828 at Wayne Avenue and Second Street. In 1841 the county seat was moved to Bryan and the second courthouse was a log structure built by Giles Tomlinson on the south side of the square in 1841 to 1842. The old courthouse in Defiance was sold and for many years was a dwelling house. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1889 to 1890 at a cost of $185,000.
County Courthouse – Bryan
Photos taken 2010
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