Hocking County, Ohio
Founding: March 1, 1818
Parent county: Athens, Fairfield, and Ross
Namesake: The Hocking River
Seat: Logan (1818–)
Seat: Logan (1818–)
Land area: 421 square miles
Population (2010): 29,380
Population (historic): 2,130 (1820); 17,057 (1860); 24,398 (1900); 20,407 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1820–1860; 1870s; 1970s; 1990s
Subdivisions: One city; three villages; four CDPs; 11 townships
National Register listings: 13
Income (per capita): $19,048
Income (median household): $39,586
Business establishments: 860 (34.2 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 6,154 (26.6%)
Vacant houses: 4,681 (20.2%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Germany
Business establishments: 860 (34.2 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 6,154 (26.6%)
Vacant houses: 4,681 (20.2%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Germany
Logan
Founding: 1816 (platting); 1817 (post office); 1839 (incorporation)
Population (2010): 7,152
Population (historic): 100 (1820); 1,489 (1860); 3,480 (1900); 6,080 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1850–1930; 1950s; 2000s
Typology: Grid
- The first Hocking County court met in a small log building in Logan—a building constructed by either William Wallace or Gasham Peters. In the 1820s, it rented space in a brick house owned by one Abraham Bitcher.
- It's unclear whether a proper courthouse superseded the 1841 structure, or whether Hocking County's government continued to convene in private residences into the 1830s. The History of the Hocking Valley mentions that "[t]he old jail and the old courthouse were getting to be both insecure and dilapidated" by 1837. This reference, though, may describe a temporary building.
Typology: Grid
Courthouse Prehistory
- The first Hocking County court met in a small log building in Logan—a building constructed by either William Wallace or Gasham Peters. In the 1820s, it rented space in a brick house owned by one Abraham Bitcher.
- It's unclear whether a proper courthouse superseded the 1841 structure, or whether Hocking County's government continued to convene in private residences into the 1830s. The History of the Hocking Valley mentions that "[t]he old jail and the old courthouse were getting to be both insecure and dilapidated" by 1837. This reference, though, may describe a temporary building.
First (?) Courthouse
Location: East Main Street (Logan)
Construction: 1839–1841
Years of service: 1841–1925
Typology: Front-gabled (temple-form); brick; two-story
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: William Montgomery
Cost: $10,000 ($241,426 in 2017 dollars)
Status: Razed
Features of note: Columned cupola; pedimented portico; Doric columns; Doric entablature (with triglyphs and mutules); divided bays; round-arched entrance.
For photos, see this page.
Location: 1 East Main Street (Logan)
For photos, see this page.
Second (?) Courthouse
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| Photo by Nyttend. |
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| Photo by Tim Kiser. |
Location: 1 East Main Street (Logan)
Construction: 1923–1925
Years of service: 1925–
Typology: Axial (rectangular); stone; three-story
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Frank Packard
Cost: Unknown
Status: Extant; functional
Features of note: Roof parapet with circular medallions; denticulate entablature; corner pilasters; portico; deeply recessed, cornice-topped windows; ornate entrance carvings; cornices dividing floors.
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau; History of the Hocking Valley, Ohio (Inter-State Publishing, 1883).
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau; History of the Hocking Valley, Ohio (Inter-State Publishing, 1883).
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