Harrison County, Ohio

Founding: February 1, 1813
Parent counties: Jefferson and Tuscarawas

Namesake: William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), War of 1812 hero
Seat: Cadiz (1813–)

Land area: 402 square miles

Population (2010): 15,864

Population (historic): 14,345 (1820); 19,110 (1860); 20,486 (1900); 18,844 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1800–1830; 1870s; 1930s; 1970s

Subdivisions: Ten villages; one CDP; 15 townships

National Register listings: Seven

Income (per capita): $19,318

Income (median household): $35,363
Business establishments: 268 (59.2 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 2,485 (30.6%)
Vacant houses: 1,797 (22.1%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Northern Ireland, Maryland, and Virginia

Cadiz

Namesake: Cadiz, Spain

Founding: 1803 (platting); 1812 (post office)

Population (2010): 3,353

Population (historic): 537 (1820); 1,168 (1860); 1,755 (1900); 2,597 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1820–1850; 1860–1880; 1900s; 1920s; 1970s
Typology: Grid (with courthouse square)

First Courthouse

Location: Cadiz

Construction: 1816–1819

Years of service: 1819–1893

Typology: Cubic; brick; two-story

Style: Federal

Builder: John McCurdy

Cost: $5,695 ($92,519 in 2017 dollars)

Status: Razed

Features of note: Octagonal central cupola; five-bay facade; gabled vestibule; round-arched windows with hoodmold and keystones.

For a photo, see this page.

Second Courthouse

Photo by B.W. Smith.

Location: 100 West Market Street (Cadiz)

Construction: 1893–1895

Years of service: 1895–

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

Style: Classical Revival / Romanesque

Architect: Joseph W. Yost

Cost: Unknown

Status: Extant; functional

Features of note: Pedimented, domed tower topped by a statue of Lady Justice; iron roof cresting; convex mansard roof; projecting pediment; corner pavilions; denticulate entablature with modillions; Corinthian columns; round-arched windows with hoodmolds and keystones; pilasters; rusticated stonework; Classical Revival porch.


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