Lucas County, Ohio

Founding: June 20, 1835
Parent counties: Huron, Sandusky, and Wood

Namesake: Robert Lucas (1781–1853), 12th Ohio governor
Seats: Maumee (1835–1854); Toledo (1854–)

Land area: 341 square miles

Population (2010): 441,815

Population (historic): 9,382 (1840); 67,377 (1880); 153,559 (1900); 347,709 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1930; 1940–1960

Subdivisions: Five cities; six villages; two CDPs; 11 townships

National Register listings: 87

Income (per capita): $23,981

Income (median household): $42,072
Business establishments: 9,599 (46 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 54,680 (27%)
Vacant houses: 24,202 (12%)
Sources of settlement: Germany, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ireland

Toledo

Namesake: Toledo, Spain

Founding: 1833 (platting)

Population (2010): 287,208

Population (historic): 1,222 (1840); 50,137 (1880); 131,822 (1900); 290,718 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1840–1930; 1960s
Typology: Grid (with courthouse square)

First Courthouse

Location: Maumee

Construction: 1840–1841

Years of service: 1841–1854

Typology: Front-gabled (temple-form); brick; two-story

Style: Greek Revival

Builder: Unknown

Cost: Unknown

Status: Razed

Features of note: Square cupola; wide entablature; pedimented portico; bulging, fluted Doric columns; rectangular lintels and sills; six-over-six windows.

Second Courthouse

Location: Toledo

Construction: 1853–1854

Years of service: 1854–1896

Typology: Temple-form; brick and stone; three-story

Style: Greek Revival

Builder: Unknown

Cost: Unknown

Status: Razed

Features of note: Central dome; wide entablature; pedimented portico; fluted Doric columns; quoins; stone first-floor walls.

For a photo, see this page.

Third Courthouse

Photo by Joel Rossol.

Location: 700 Adams Street (Toledo)

Construction: 1896–1897

Years of service: 1897–

Typology: Monumental (axial); stone; three-story (with raised basement)

Style: Beaux-Arts

Architect: David L. Stine

Cost: Unknown

Status: Extant; functional

Features of note: Central dome with columned drum; rooftop balustrade; corner urns; pediment; entablature with modillions; paired Corinthian columns; rusticated first-floor stonework; round-arched windows; voussoirs; arcaded entrances.


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