Seneca County, Ohio
Founding: April 1, 1824 (declared in 1820)
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: The Seneca people
Seat: Tiffin (1824–)
Seat: Tiffin (1824–)
Land area: 551 square miles
Population (2010): 56,745
Population (historic): 5,159 (1830); 30,868 (1860); 41,163 (1900); 47,941 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1820–1860; 1870–1890; 1920s; 1940–1960
Subdivisions: Two cities; six villages; seven CDPs; 15 townships
National Register listings: 44
Income (per capita): $20,976
Income (median household): $42,573
Business establishments: 1,140 (49.8 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 8,857 (36.9%)
Vacant houses: 2,489 (10.4%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Germany, Maryland, and New York
Business establishments: 1,140 (49.8 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 8,857 (36.9%)
Vacant houses: 2,489 (10.4%)
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, Germany, Maryland, and New York
Tiffin
Founding: 1821 (platting); 1825 (post office); 1835 (incorporation)
Population (2010): 17,963
Population (historic): 248 (1830); 3,992 (1860); 10,989 (1900); 16,428 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1830–1890; 1910–1930; 1940–1960
Typology: Grid (irregular)
Typology: Grid (irregular)
First Courthouse
Location: Tiffin
Construction: 1822
Years of service: 1824–1836
Typology: "I" house; braced-frame; two-story
Style: None
Builder: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed
Features of note: Five-bay facade; frieze board; cornice returns.
For a photo, see this page.
For a photo, see this page.
Second Courthouse
Location: Tiffin
Construction: 1834–1836
Years of service: 1836–1841
Typology: Front-gabled (?); brick; two-story
Style: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed (burned in 1841)
Features of note: Appearance unknown.
Third Courthouse
Location: Tiffin
Construction: 1841–1843 / 1866
Years of service: 1843–1884
Typology: Front-gabled (temple-form); brick; two-story
Style: Greek Revival
Builder: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed
Features of note: Louvered clock tower; novel tympanym carvings; three-bay facade; round-arched side recesses; Ionic columns; rectangular lintels and sills; six-over-six windows; operable shutters.
For an illustration, see this page.
For an illustration, see this page.
Fourth Courthouse
Location: East Market Street (Tiffin)
Construction: 1884–1886 / 1940
Years of service: 1886–2011
Typology: Axial; stone; three-story
Style: Classical Revival / Romanesque
Builder: Elijah E. Myers
Cost: Unknown
Status: Razed
Features of note: Central clock tower with pedimented porticoes; rooftop balustrade; pediments; simple entablature; Ionic columns; round-arched windows with keystones and hoodmolds; chamfered corners; recessed, round-arched entrance; second-floor doorway; scored stonework.
Fifth Courthouse
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| Renderings by Silling Architects. |
Location: East Market Street (Tiffin)
Construction: 2017–2018
Years of service: 2018–
Typology: Irregular; brick and stone; three-and-a-half-story
Style: Quasi-Second Empire
Architect: Silling Architects
Cost: $14,400,000
Status: Under construction
Features of note: Central clock tower; mansard roof; cornice brackets; segmental-arched dormers.
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau.
Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau.
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