Holmes County, Ohio
Founding: January 4, 1825
Parent counties: Coshocton, Tuscarawas, and Wayne
Namesake: Andrew Holmes (1782–1814), War of 1812 officer
Seat: Millersburg (1825–)
Seat: Millersburg (1825–)
Land area: 423 square miles
Population (2010): 42,366
Population (historic): 9,135 (1830); 20,589 (1860); 19,511 (1900); 16,726 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1850; 1870s; 1950s; 1970–2010
Subdivisions: Seven villages; four CDPs; 14 townships
National Register listings: 16
Income (per capita): $17,009
Income (median household): $43,533
Business establishments: 1,137 (37.3 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 3,117 (22.9%)
Vacant houses: 1,116 (8.2%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Switzerland, Germany, and France
Business establishments: 1,137 (37.3 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 3,117 (22.9%)
Vacant houses: 1,116 (8.2%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Switzerland, Germany, and France
Millersburg
Founding: 1815 (platting); 1820 (post office); 1824 (replatting)
Population (2010): 3,025
Population (historic): 320 (1830); 1,156 (1860); 1,998 (1900); 3,114 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1830–1880; 1920s; 1940s; 1970s; 1990s
Typology: Grid (with courthouse square)
Typology: Grid (with courthouse square)
First Courthouse
Second Courthouse
Third Courthouse
Location: Millersburg
Construction: 1825
Years of service: 1825–1834
Typology: "I" house; log; two-story
Style: None
Builder: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed (burned about 1834)
Second Courthouse
Location: East Jackson Street (Millersburg)
Construction: 1827–1834
Years of service: 1834–1884
Typology: Cubic; brick; two-story
Style: Greek Revival
Builder: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed
Features of note: Central octagonal cupola; entablature; five-bay facade; rectangular lintels and sills.
For a photo, see this page.
For a photo, see this page.
Third Courthouse
Location: 1 East Jackson Street (Millersburg)
Construction: 1884–1886
Years of service: 1886–
Typology: Axial; stone; two-story (with elevated basement)
Style: Classical Revival / Romanesque
Architect: Joseph W. Yost
Cost: Unknown
Status: Extant; functional
Features of note: Central clock tower; corner pavilions; simple entablature; projecting central bay; pediments; Corinthain columns dividing bays; round-arched windows with hoodmolds and oversized keystones; rusticated stonework; Classical Revival porch.
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau.
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau.
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