Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Founding: May 1, 1810 (declared in 1807)
Parent county: Geauga
Namesake: The Cuyahoga River
Seat: Cleveland (1810–)
Seat: Cleveland (1810–)
Land area: 457 square miles
Population (2010): 1,280,122
Population (historic): 1,459 (1810); 48,099 (1850); 196,943 (1880); 1,201,455 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1810–1930; 1940–1960
Subdivisions: 38 cities; 19 villages; two townships
National Register listings: 398
Income (per capita): $26,263
Income (median household): $43,603
Business establishments: 32,989 (38.8 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 188,207 (30.4%)
Vacant houses: 85,142 (13.7%)
Sources of settlement: England, New York, Connecticut, and Germany
Business establishments: 32,989 (38.8 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 188,207 (30.4%)
Vacant houses: 85,142 (13.7%)
Sources of settlement: England, New York, Connecticut, and Germany
Cleveland
Founding: 1796 (platting); 1805 (post office); 1814 (incorporation)
Population (2010): 396,698
Population (historic): 606 (1820); 17,034 (1850); 160,136 (1880); 900,429 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 606 (1820); 17,034 (1850); 160,146 (1880); 900,429 (1930)
Typology: Grid (irregular, with interrupting public square)
Typology: Grid (irregular, with interrupting public square)
First Courthouse
Location: Cleveland
Construction: 1813
Years of service: 1813–1828
Typology: Side-gabled; stone (?); two-story
Style: None
Builder: Levi Johnson
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed
Features of note: Five-bay facade; irregular fenestration.
Second Courthouse
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| Photo from the collection of B.W. Smith. |
Location: Public Square (Cleveland)
Construction: 1828
Years of service: 1828–1858
Typology: Cubic; brick; two-story
Style: Greek Revival / Federal
Builder: Henry Noble
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed
Features of note: Octagonal central cupola; rooftop balustrade; pediment; attic fanlight; entablature with mutules and triglyphs; Doric columns; five-bay facade; doorway with fanlight.
Third Courthouse
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| Photo from Cleveland Memory. |
Location: Public Square (Cleveland)
Construction: 1858 / 1884–1885
Years of service: 1858–1912
Typology: Cubic; stone; five-story
Style: Italianate
Builders: George Smith and James Pannell
Cost: $152,500 ($4,386,775 in 2017 dollars)
Status: Razed
Features of note: Projecting central bay; pediment; cornice brackets; round-arched windows with hoodmolds and keystones; cornices separating certain floors; round-arched entry.
Fourth Courthouse
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| Photo from the collection of B.W. Smith. |
Location: West 3rd Street (Cleveland)
Construction: 1875
Years of service: 1875–1912
Typology: Cubic; stone; two-and-a-half-story (with elevated basement)
Style: Second Empire
Architect: Walter Blythe
Cost: $250,000 ($5,669,406 in 2017 dollars)
Status: Razed
Features of note: Mansard roof; round-arched dormers; five-bay facade; central pediment; cornice garlands; Corinthian pilasters; round-arched windows; scored first-floor stonework.
Fifth Courthouse
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| Photo by Mike Russell. |
Location: 1 West Lakeside Avenue (Cleveland)
Construction: 1906–1912
Years of service: 1912–
Typology: Monumental (double-ringed); stone; three-story
Style: Beaux-Arts
Architects: Lehman and Schmidt
Cost: Unknown
Status: Extant; functional
Features of note: Rooftop balustrade; pediment; denticulate entablature; statues; modillions; fluted, bulging Ionic columns; round-arched windows; scored first-floor stonework; arcaded entry.
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau.
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau.
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