Highrise #90

**Wayne County Courthouse** **Art by:** Chris Hytha **Story by:** Mark Houser Handsomely preserved although empty and unused, this pink granite and sandstone civic palace is the sole survivor of an architectural pair that once bookended Cadillac Square. Like the old city hall, which was demolished in 1961, the courthouse is topped with a tower ringed by four allegorical sculptural maidens, a copper quartet representing law, agriculture, commerce, and technology. Crowning the entrance below are two horse-drawn chariots and a frieze depicting county namesake General Anthony Wayne. The Revolutionary War leader was sent by President George Washington to fight the new nation's next war, a cam...View all