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38-714: Tarsney was born in Medina Township , Lenawee County, Michigan , and attended a University of Michigan, Ann Arbor . After graduation, he worked on a farm until the outbreak of the Civil War . He enlisted in the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment in August 1862. During the Battle of Gettysburg he was captured and imprisoned at Belle Isle (Richmond, Virginia) , later being moved to Andersonville Prison and Camp Lawton . He escaped from Camp Lawton by temporarily taking

76-530: A circuit court basis, also holding court in other cities. The Battle Monument was designed by Maximilian Godefroy , (1765 – c. 1838), and built starting in 1815, on the first anniversary of the British attack on the city during the War of 1812 . (It was completed in 1827, when sixth President John Quincy Adams , saluted the town as "The Monumental City".) In 1894, 79 local and national architectural firms responded to

114-502: A cupola was constructed to the west of old Courthouse Square (later renamed Battle Monument Square in honor of the monument raised for remembering local casualties from the British attack in September 1814 during the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812 ). It was sited on the southwest corner of North Calvert and facing north towards East Lexington Street, completed in 1805. This second City/County Courthouse (which also served

152-754: A decade the new United States federal courts in the city, after the ratification and operation of the new Constitution in 1789. On July 28, 1776, it was the site for the public reading of the Declaration of Independence , just previously approved by the Second Continental Congress on behalf of the Thirteen Colonies , now United States of America , meeting at the old Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) three weeks earlier in Philadelphia and read out loud to

190-512: A gathering of Baltimore Town citizens. It was undercut in 1784 by local builder/contractor Leonard Harbaugh with a pair of arched stone/brick arched piers and raised stone foundation to permit extension of Calvert Street to the north by passing traffic underneath at a lower level. This town/county courts structure was torn down around 1800, leaving an empty small square for fifteen years. A second city/county courthouse of Georgian and Federal style architecture in red brick and limestone trim with

228-651: A nationwide design competition under the Tarsney Act for the new federal district courthouse to be located at Baltimore City. This act required competition in the design of Federal buildings and was administered by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the U.S. Department of the Treasury . Of the entries, a Beaux Arts –styled architecture of Roman and Greek Revival Courthouse was chosen that

266-503: A remodeling that would return the interior formal spaces to a configuration closer to the pre-1940s arrangement. The courthouse occupies a full city block. Eight Ionic columns , each weighing 35 tons and measuring 31 feet in height, support the base of the roof facing Calvert Street. These columns are seven feet taller than those surrounding the United States Capitol . Granite, quarried from Woodstock, Maryland , wraps

304-429: Is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 1,115 at the 2020 census . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 47.63 square miles (123.36 km ), of which 47.54 square miles (123.13 km ) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km ) (0.19%) is water. Lake Hudson State Recreation Area occupies a very small northeastern portion of

342-405: Is bounded by North Calvert Street on the east, East Lexington Street on the north, East Fayette Street on the south and St. Paul Street on the west. A small federal district courthouse and United States Post Office of white marble and limestone was constructed on the northwest corner of East Fayette and North Street (later renamed Guilford Avenue) in 1860 for the federal offices relocated from

380-573: Is served by Waldron Area Schools in Hillsdale County . Baltimore City Circuit Courthouses The Baltimore City Circuit Courthouses are state judicial facilities located in downtown Baltimore , Maryland . They face each other in the 100 block of North Calvert Street , between East Lexington Street on the north and East Fayette Street on the south across from the Battle Monument Square (1815-1822), which held

418-618: Is six stories in height and provided with basement and two sub-basements. It was completed in 1932 at the beginning of the Great Depression , during the term of 30th President Herbert Hoover and provided thousands of jobs for the City. The Old Post Office/Federal Courthouse features some classical ornamentation on a fairly simplified stone exterior. The Courthouse was transferred to the state in 1975 for its use in Baltimore following

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456-988: Is the namesake of the community of Tarsney, Missouri . One of Tarsney's most long-lasting contributions was the Tarsney Act, which permitted private architects to design federal buildings after being selected in a competition under the supervision of the Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury . Competitions were held for the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House , Ellis Island , James Farley Post Office , Cleveland Federal Building , U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Baltimore , Maryland, and U.S. Customhouse in San Francisco , California (which are all now on

494-714: The National Register of Historic Places ) among others. The competitions were met with enthusiasm by the architect community but were also marred by scandal as when Supervisory Architect James Knox Taylor picked Cass Gilbert for the New York Customs job, as Taylor and Gilbert had both been members of the Gilbert & Taylor architecture firm in Saint Paul, Minnesota . In 1913, the act was repealed. Medina Township, Michigan Medina Township

532-510: The University of Michigan Law School , from which he graduated in 1869. He was admitted to the bar in the same year and practiced in Hudson. In 1872, he moved to Kansas City, Missouri and served as city attorney of Kansas City in 1874 and 1875. In 1875, Tarsney became the attorney for Consolidated Street Railways of Kansas City, where he remained until 1888. His brother, Timothy E. Tarsney ,

570-737: The 30 judges of the 8th Judicial Circuit for the State of Maryland ( Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore City ). In addition to the criminal, civil and family (formerly orphans court) courts, these two courthouses also contain the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City, the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the historic Baltimore City Bar Law Library, the City Sheriff's Office , the recently established Baltimore Courthouse and Law Museum (in

608-708: The Continental Army at Annapolis, Maryland on December 23, 1783 was unveiled in Courtroom 451. A bronze statue of Cecilius Calvert (1605–1675), the second Lord Baltimore and First Proprietor of the Province of Maryland was erected in 1908 on the steps outside the west entrance, facing Saint Paul Street; it was sponsored by the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maryland. It is the site of annual " Maryland Day " (March 25) ceremonies which continue inside in

646-423: The age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.04. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under

684-468: The age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $ 40,347, and the median income for a family was $ 44,519. Males had a median income of $ 31,493 versus $ 23,889 for females. The per capita income for

722-530: The basement level and provides a solid base for the white marble-six story courthouse facade. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse or "Courthouse East" , is a historic combined post office and Federal courthouse located in Baltimore , Maryland , United States . It occupies an entire city block and measures 238 feet, 2 inches east-west by 279 feet, 10 inches north-south. It is of steel frame construction with concrete floors and tile roof, basement of granite, and outer walls of white Indiana limestone. The structure

760-464: The building should be re-used, rather than abandoned in favor of new facilities; renovation proceeded under architect Kann & Associates. Despite criticism of the first renovation, the architects recognized that the 1950 reconfiguration of the courthouse "probably prevented it from being demolished altogether." in the 1950s. Studies continued into 2002, when architects Richter Cornbrooks Gribble Inc. of Baltimore and Ricci Associates of New York suggested

798-441: The ceremonial chambers. John La Farge was also contracted to produce six murals on the theme of eminent lawgivers, beginning with Moses. Because of changing court needs, a joint evaluation study of the structure was completed in 1946 by architect Otto Eugene Adams and Henry Adams, Inc., under the administration of Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. The courthouse was expanded and renovated by 1950 to serve modern judicial needs (but

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836-409: The city during the bank riots that year, but it was soon repaired. An adjacent Egyptian style masonry building to the west along Saint Paul Street was constructed for a Records Office. It was razed around 1896 along with the other structures on the block to its south and west. A third and current courthouse, was built 1896–1900, on the entire city block west of the 1815-1822 Battle Monument . It

874-556: The former Orphans Court chambers), the Pretrial Release Division of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services , several pretrial detention lockups, jury assembly rooms, land records, court medical offices and Masters hearing rooms. What was the first federal courthouse in the city was constructed at what later became known as Battle Monument Square . Federal judges served on

912-574: The identity of a recently deceased soldier. He returned to his regiment in January 1865 and took part in the battles at Hatcher's Run and Five Forks . He also participated in the surrender of Appomattox . Tarsney was discharged from the army in June 1865. After being discharged from military service, Tarsney attended high school in Hudson , Michigan and graduated in 1867. Subsequently, he studied law at

950-602: The interior light courtyards were filled in to supply offices; there were other alterations characterized as ill-conceived). In 1985, this federal courthouse was rededicated in honor of Baltimore's noted national civil rights leader, Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. (1911–1984). An assessment and renovation study of the Baltimore Courthouse was presented in 1989. It took until 2000 for funding and plans to accomplish substantial exterior improvements. The study by architectural firm Richter Cornbrooks Gribble concluded that

988-528: The one wing of the 1820 Merchants Exchange and was dedicated by 15th President James Buchanan and served only 29 years until 1889. Then it was replaced by a much larger structure with a clock tower and eight massive chimneys facing to the west on Calvert Street and the Battle Monument, occupying the rest of the entire block between Calvert, Lexington, North (Guilford) and Fayette Streets. That Federal courts and central city Post Office on Calvert Street

1026-688: The original site of the first colonial era courthouse for Baltimore County (third county courthouse after previous locations / county seats in old Baltimore village on the Bush River and later Joppa ) and Town, after moving the Baltimore County seat in 1767 to the burgeoning port town on the Patapsco River established in 1729-1730. The first courthouse in Baltimore Town was built in 1767 and also later housed briefly for

1064-401: The relocation of the federal court functions to the new U.S. Courthouse (later named for local U.S. Rep. Edward Garmatz ) at West Lombard and North Hanover streets, just south of the new Charles Center downtown redevelopment of the late 1950s-early 60's. In 1972, the main U.S. Post Office for the City was moved to large several-block sized structure at East Fayette, North Front Streets, east of

1102-467: The small federal district court and judges chambers for 15 years until 1820, when they were relocated into one wing of the huge massive H-shaped Merchants Exchange building capped with a low dome at South Gay and East Lombard Streets, designed and completed that year by famous British-American architect Benjamin Latrobe ) was partially burned on 13 February 1835 during a spate of mysterious arson fires in

1140-413: The township was $ 18,008. About 4.8% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over. Medina Township is served by three separate public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Morenci Area Schools. A small northwestern portion is served by Hudson Area Schools, and a smaller southwestern portion

1178-512: The township. Bordering the state of Ohio to the south, Medina Township is the southwesternmost municipality included in the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor Combined Statistical Area ( Metro Detroit ), as it is located about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of the city of Detroit . As of the census of 2000, there were 1,227 people, 451 households, and 357 families residing in the township. The population density

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1216-448: Was 25.8 inhabitants per square mile (10.0/km ). There were 484 housing units at an average density of 10.2 per square mile (3.9/km ). The racial makeup of the township was 98.04% White , 0.49% African American , 0.08% Native American , 0.16% Asian , 0.33% from other races , and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population. There were 451 households, out of which 31.9% had children under

1254-419: Was a U.S. Representative from Michigan . In 1888, he was elected as a representative to the U.S. Congress and re-elected three more times in 1890, 1892 and 1894. His sister Mary married Thomas A. E. Weadock , who later became a U.S. Representative from Michigan. Tarsney married Mary Behan, a native of Michigan. Although the couple had seven children, none lived to the age of adulthood. In 1888, Tarsney

1292-474: Was elected as a Democrat from Missouri's 5th congressional district to the 51st United States Congress . He was subsequently re-elected to the 52nd and 53rd Congresses, serving from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1895. He was chairman of the Committee on Labor in the 52nd Congress. He presented credentials as a member-elect to the 54th Congress and served from March 4, 1895, to February 27, 1896, when he

1330-795: Was proposed by the Baltimore firm of Wyatt and Nolting . The cornerstone for the Baltimore City Courthouse on the northeast corner facing Calvert and East Lexington Streets was laid in 1896; the building was dedicated at completion at a public ceremony on January 8, 1900. A number of murals were commissioned from notable artists, including the Burning of the Peggy Stewart by Charles Yardley Turner , of 1904. In 1903, muralist Edwin Blashfield 's depiction of General George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief of

1368-421: Was replaced after only forty years of use in 1932, during the administration of 31st President Herbert C. Hoover which served for the next four decades until replaced by the current Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse at West Lombard and South Hanover / Liberty Street/Hopkins Place structure adjacent to the 1960s era Charles Center downtown redevelopment project. The old Hoover era federal courts and post office

1406-699: Was succeeded by Robert T. Van Horn , who had contested his election. Tarsney was appointed by U.S. President Grover Cleveland to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma Territory in 1896 where he replaced Justice John H. Burford . The position necessitated a move to Guthrie, Oklahoma , the then capital of the Oklahoma Territory. He served as an Associate Justice until 1899 before returning to practice law in Kansas City. Tarsney died on September 4, 1920. Tarsney

1444-524: Was then transferred to the city by the federal government in 1977 for its use and renovated with being renamed Courthouse East. Today the two historic main structures of the Maryland state judicial system in the City of Baltimore are the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse of 1896-1900 and Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse (the former Baltimore Post Office and U.S. Courthouse of 1932). Together they house

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