Court House Carvings - Part 2

As mentioned in my previous blog, I had taken a walk to the public library. This photo is a carving of a similar face, but with corn around the head. Since Ohio is a big agricultural state, I can understand the motif of the leaves and the corn.

However, the other carvings did not have any other agricultural items. There were only two other styles before the faces started to repeat. The thing that amazes me about this face is the teeth. It seems a bit odd to include them in the sculpture, and it makes the face seem so creepy.

Court House Carvings

While I was walking to the library on Friday, I had to take the long way around Public Square because they are still filling in the gigantic hole from the water main break. During my detour, I was noticing the carvings on the Courthouse building.

The building has a series of male heads with different ornamentation around the head. This one was encircled with leaves. I have to admit, these faces are a bit creepy, but that might be to scare away the pigeons from Public Square.

It reminds me a bit of Ghost of Christmas Future in Scrooge, the musical version with Albert Finney.