Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid

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| image = The Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid (August 2017).jpg

| caption = Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid, August 2017

| location = NY 414, Ovid, New York

| coordinates = {{coord|42|40|36|N|76|49|19|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = New York#USA

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-marker = building

| mapframe-zoom = 12

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map showing the location for Seneca County Courthouse Complex af Ovid

| built = 1845

| architect = Latham, O.B. & O.S.; Bennett, Horace H.

| architecture = Neo-Classical

| added = December 12, 1976

| area = {{convert|3|acre}}

| refnum = 76001277{{NRISref|2009a}}

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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 {{frac|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=8439 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid | date= July 1976|accessdate=2009-11-10 |author=James Goche|publisher=New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation}}See also: {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=8448 |title=Accompanying five photos}}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.