Carroll County, Ohio

Founding: January 1, 1833
Parent counties: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark, and Tuscarawas

Namesake: Charles Carroll (1737–1832), Maryland politician
Seat: Carrollton (1833–)

Land area: 395 square miles

Population (2010): 28,836

Population (historic): 18,108 (1840); 16,416 (1880); 16,057 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840; 1870s; 1970s

Subdivisions: Seven villages; one CDP; 14 townships

National Register listings: 11

Income (per capita): $21,575

Income (median household): $43,148
Business establishments: 468 (61.6 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 2,987 (21.9%)
Vacant houses: 2,714 (19.9%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Northern Ireland, Germany, and France

Carrollton

Namesake: Charles Carroll (1737–1832), Maryland politician

Founding: 1815 (platting, as Centreville); 1818 (post office)

Population (2010): 3,241

Population (historic): 721 (1860); 1,271 (1900); 2,286 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870s; 1900–1920; 1930s
Typology: Grid (with interrupting public square)

First Courthouse

Location: South Lisbon Street (Carrollton)

Construction: 1834–1837

Years of service: 1837–1884

Typology: Cubic; brick; two-story

Style: Federal

Architect: Peter Herold

Cost: Unknown

Status: Razed

Features of note: Octagonal central cupola; three-bay facade; lancet-arched (?) window and doorway.

For an illustration, see this book.

Second Courthouse

Photo by Nyttend.

Location: 119 South Lisbon Street (Carrollton)

Construction: 1884–1885 / 1976

Years of service: 1885–

Typology: Axial; stone; two-story (with raised basement)

Style: Classical Revival / Romanesque

Architect: Frank O. Weary

Cost: $150,000 ($4,153,344 in 2017 dollars)

Status: Extant; functional

Features of note: Ornate central clock tower; projecting central bay; denticulate entablature; paired Corinthian pilasters; detailed tympanum carvings; round-arched windows with keystones; rusticated stonework; doorway with fanlight; cornice separating first and second floors; Classical Revival porch.


Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau.