Bucyrus is a city in Crawford County, Ohio, and its county seat. With a population of about 12,000, the city is the largest in Crawfor County.
Bucyrus is most famous for being the "Bratwurst Capital of America" and hosting the massive annual Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival every August.
The origin of the name Bucyrus is not certain. It was given by James Kilbourne, who laid out the town in 1821. One theory is that the name Bucyrus is derived from the "beautiful" coupled with the name of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire. An alternate theory is that the city was named after Busiris, a city of ancient Egypt.
The beautiful courthouse was built in 1856, with O. S. Kinney of Cleveland as architect. The building is a three-storied buff colored rusticated sandstone blocks structure. The bottom story is partially underground and contains small square windows. The south front has a large portico with six high Corinthian columns which support the entablature and pediment above. A green colored balustrade runs along the roof line. On the roof is a high square tower with columns and round drum with copper colored dome at the top which in turn supports a small lantern.
Of particular interest in the town are large outdoor 3D murals by the artist Eric Grohe ("The Great American Crossroads" mural at left). The mural is in downtown Bucyrus, at Millennium Park, along US 30, the Lincoln Highway, which was routed through Bucyrus in 1913.
Finally, Crawford County was named after Colonel William Crawford, who fought in the American Revolution and was killed by Native Americans in 1782. A statue of Col. Crawford (left) stands in a niche on the facade of the courthouse. The Latin phrase on the pediment: FIAT JUSTITIA RUAT COELUM ("Let justice be done, though the heavens fall").
Bucyrus is most famous for being the "Bratwurst Capital of America" and hosting the massive annual Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival every August.
The origin of the name Bucyrus is not certain. It was given by James Kilbourne, who laid out the town in 1821. One theory is that the name Bucyrus is derived from the "beautiful" coupled with the name of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire. An alternate theory is that the city was named after Busiris, a city of ancient Egypt.
The beautiful courthouse was built in 1856, with O. S. Kinney of Cleveland as architect. The building is a three-storied buff colored rusticated sandstone blocks structure. The bottom story is partially underground and contains small square windows. The south front has a large portico with six high Corinthian columns which support the entablature and pediment above. A green colored balustrade runs along the roof line. On the roof is a high square tower with columns and round drum with copper colored dome at the top which in turn supports a small lantern.
Of particular interest in the town are large outdoor 3D murals by the artist Eric Grohe ("The Great American Crossroads" mural at left). The mural is in downtown Bucyrus, at Millennium Park, along US 30, the Lincoln Highway, which was routed through Bucyrus in 1913.
Finally, Crawford County was named after Colonel William Crawford, who fought in the American Revolution and was killed by Native Americans in 1782. A statue of Col. Crawford (left) stands in a niche on the facade of the courthouse. The Latin phrase on the pediment: FIAT JUSTITIA RUAT COELUM ("Let justice be done, though the heavens fall").