Medina County, Ohio
Founding: 1818 (declared in 1812)
Parent county: Portage
Namesake: Medina, Saudi Arabia
Seat: Medina (1818–)
Seat: Medina (1818–)
Land area: 421 square miles
Population (2010): 172,332
Population (historic): 3,082 (1820); 24,441 (1850); 21,453 (1880); 29,677 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1820–1850; 1870s; 1910–2010
Subdivisions: Three cities; six villages; one CDP; 18 townships
National Register listings: 29
Income (per capita): $29,986
Income (median household): $66,193
Business establishments: 3,992 (43.2 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 7,341 (10.5%)
Vacant houses: 3,969 (5.7%)
Sources of settlement: New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Germany
Business establishments: 3,992 (43.2 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 7,341 (10.5%)
Vacant houses: 3,969 (5.7%)
Sources of settlement: New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Germany
Medina
Founding: 1818 (platting); 1819 (post office); 1835 (incorporation)
Population (2010): 26,678
Population (historic): 655 (1840); 1,159 (1870); 2,232 (1900); 4,071 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1830–1860; 1870–1890; 1900–1930; 1940–2000
Typology: Grid (with central public square)
- Between 1818 and 1821, Medina County's government met at a double-pen log tavern in Medina.
Typology: Grid (with central public square)
Courthouse Prehistory
- Between 1818 and 1821, Medina County's government met at a double-pen log tavern in Medina.
First Courthouse
Second Courthouse
Location: Liberty Street and Court Street (Medina)
Construction: 1818–1821
Years of service: 1821–1840
Typology: Unknown; brick; two-story
Style: Federal (?)
Builders: Benjamin Lindsley, John Freese, and Timothy Doane
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed
Features of note: Rooftop cupola. Appearance unknown.
Second Courthouse
Location: 93 Public Square (Medina)
Construction: 1840–1841 / 1873 / 1906 /1933 / 1951 / 1969
Years of service: 1841–
Typology: Irregular; brick; two-and-a-half-story
Style: Second Empire
Architect: D.H. Weed / T. Allen Dudley
Cost: Unknown
Status: Extant; functional
Features of note: Central clock tower; slate-clad mansard roof; round-arched dormers; paneled, denticulate frieze board; paired cornice brackets; two-story porch; corner pavilions; paired, round-arched windows with fluted hoodmolds; divided bays; quoins.
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau; History of Medina County and Ohio (Baskin and Battey, 1881).
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau; History of Medina County and Ohio (Baskin and Battey, 1881).
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