Geauga County, Ohio
Founding: March 1, 1806
Parent county: Trumbull
Naming: An Iroquois word likely meaning "raccoon"
Seat: Chardon (1808–)
Seat: Chardon (1808–)
Land area: 400 square miles
Population (2010): 93,389
Population (historic): 2,917 (1810); 17,827 (1850); 14,251 (1880); 15,414 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1810–1830; 1840s; 1890s; 1930–2000
Subdivisions: One city; five villages; three CDPs; 16 townships
National Register listings: 18
Income (per capita): $32,735
Income (median household): $89,663
Business establishments: 2,755 (33.9 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 4,841 (13.2%)
Vacant houses: 1,903 (5.2%)
Sources of settlement: New York, Connecticut, Vermont, and England
Business establishments: 2,755 (33.9 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 4,841 (13.2%)
Vacant houses: 1,903 (5.2%)
Sources of settlement: New York, Connecticut, Vermont, and England
Chardon
Founding: 1809 (platting); 1812 (incorporation); 1814 (post office)
Population (2010): 5,148
Population (historic): 381 (1830); 582 (1860); 1,360 (1900); 1,818 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1820–1850; 1860–1880; 1890–1910; 1920–1980; 1990s
Typology: "New England" (with linear public square)
Typology: "New England" (with linear public square)
First Courthouse
Location: Chardon
Construction: 1808
Years of service: 1808–1813
Typology: Single-pen; log
Style: None
Builder: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed
Features of note: Appearance unknown.
Second Courthouse
Location: Chardon
Construction: 1813
Years of service: 1813–1826
Typology: Unknown; log and braced-frame
Style: Unknown
Builder: Samuel King
Cost: $750 ($9,653 in 2017 dollars)
Status: Razed
Features of note: Appearance unknown.
Third Courthouse
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| Photo taken from Wikimedia Commons. |
Location: Main Street (Chardon)
Construction: 1826
Years of service: 1826–1868
Typology: Cubic; brick; two-story
Style: Greek Revival
Builder: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed (burned in 1868)
Features of note: Square cupola; portico; entablature; bulging Doric columns; eight-bay facade; round-arched doorways; operable shutters.
Fourth Courthouse
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| Photo by Chris Light. |
Location: 100 Short Street (Chardon)
Construction: 1868–1869
Years of service: 1869–
Typology: Center-hall (rectangular); brick; two-story (with elevated basement)
Style: Italianate
Architect: Joseph Ireland
Cost: $88,862 ($1,661,799 in 2017 dollars)
Status: Extant; functional
Features of note: Octagonal clock tower with copper-clad dome; three-bay facade; paneled frieze board; paired cornice brackets; trefoil windows; round-arched windows with fluted hoodmolds and keystones; cornice dividing first and second floors; quoins; divided bays.
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau; Pioneer and General History of Geauga County (Historical Society of Geauga County, 1880).
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau; Pioneer and General History of Geauga County (Historical Society of Geauga County, 1880).
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