Clark County, Ohio

Founding: March 1, 1818
Parent counties: Champaign, Greene, and Madison

Namesake: George Rogers Clark (1752–1818), Revolutionary War general
Seat: Springfield (1818–)

Land area: 397 square miles

Population (2010): 138,333

Population (historic): 9,533 (1820); 22,178 (1850); 41,948 (1880); 90,936 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1800–1930; 1940–1970

Subdivisions: Two cities; eight villages; five CDPs; 10 townships

National Register listings: 40

Income (per capita): $22,110

Income (median household): $44,141
Business establishments: 2,364 (58.5 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 15,163 (24.8%)
Vacant houses: 6,277 (10.2%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Ireland, and England

Springfield

Naming: A traditional name

Founding: 1801 (platting); 1804 (post office); 1827 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 60,608

Population (historic): 593 (1810); 5,108 (1850); 20,730 (1880); 68,743 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1801–1820; 1830–1930; 1940s
Typology: Grid

First Courthouse

Location: Springfield

Construction: 1819–1828

Years of service: 1828–1878

Typology: Cubic; brick; two-story

Style: Federal

Architects: Ambler and Fisher

Cost: $2,215 ($35,984 in 2017 dollars)

Status: Razed

Features of note: Central cupola; three-bay facade; round-arched window recesses.

For a photo, see this page.

Second Courthouse

Location: Springfield

Construction: 1878–1881

Years of service: 1881–1918

Typology: Axial; stone; two-and-a-half-story (with elevated basement)

Style: Classical Revival / Romanesque

Architect: Thomas J. Tolan

Cost: Unknown

Status: Razed

Features of note: Clock tower; entablature with modillions; corner pavilions; wall dormers; paired one-over-one windows; arcaded entry.

For a photo, see this page.

Third Courthouse

Photo by Tysto.

Location: 101 North Limestone Street (Springfield)

Construction: 1918–1924

Years of service: 1924–

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

Style: Classical Revival

Architect: William K. Schilling

Cost: $115,000 ($1,680,211 in 2017 dollars)

Status: Extant; functional

Features of note: Central dome; roof parapet; denticulate entablature; portico; bulging, smooth-sided Doric columns; carvings; round-arched and rectangular windows; keystones; window enframements; rusticated first-floor stonework; entrances between plinths.


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