Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid

	Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid, August 2017
	Location within New York Location within the United States
	Interactive map showing the location for Seneca County Courthouse Complex af Ovid
Location	NY 414, Ovid, New York
Coordinates	42°40′36″N 76°49′19″W / 42.67667°N 76.82194°W
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1845
Architect	Latham, O.B. & O.S.; Bennett, Horace H.
Architectural style	Neo-Classical
NRHP reference No.	76001277
Added to NRHP	December 12, 1976

Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid, also known as the "Three Bears", is a historic courthouse complex located at Ovid in Seneca County, New York. The 1845 courthouse, known as "Papa Bear", is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-by-four-bay, Neoclassical brick structure with a monumental frame pedimented portico supported by four Doric order columns and topped by a cupola. The "Old" Clerk's Office, known as "Baby Bear", was also constructed in 1845 and is similar in design and construction. The "New" Clerk's Office, known as "Mama Bear", was constructed about 1860 and is also of the same, simple Doric design.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ James Goche (July 1976). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

Waterloo and Ovid Court Houses, Seneca County, NY USGenWeb Project Site

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] James Goche (July 1976). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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