Summit County, Ohio

Founding: March 3, 1840
Parent counties: Medina, Portage, and Stark

Named for: The county's elevated terrain
Seat: Akron (1840–)

Land area: 412 square miles

Population (2010): 541,781

Population (historic): 22,560 (1840); 34,674 (1870); 71,715 (1900); 344,131 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1850; 1860–1930; 1940–1960

Subdivisions: 13 cities; nine villages; five CDPs; nine townships

National Register listings: 171

Income (per capita): $26,676

Income (median household): $47,926
Business establishments: 13,388 (40.5 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 49,441 (20.2%)
Vacant houses: 24,468 (10%)
Sources of settlement: New York, England, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Germany

Akron

Naming: The Greek word akron ("extreme" or "highpoint")

Founding: 1825 (platting); 1825 (post office); 1836 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 199,110

Population (historic): 1,664 (1840); 10,006 (1870); 42,728 (1900); 255,040 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1850; 1860–1930; 1940s
Typology: Grid (irregular)

First Courthouse

Location: South High Street (Akron)

Construction: 1842–1843 / 1867

Years of service: 1843–1907

Typology: T-plan (temple-form); brick; two-story

Style: Greek Revival

Builder: Ithiel Mills

Cost: Unknown

Status: Razed

Features of note: Pedimented portico; entablature; Doric columns; three-bay facade; flanking wings; rectangular lintels and sills; six-over-six windows; operable shutters.

For illustrations, see this page.

Second Courthouse

Photo by Threeblur0.

Location: 209 South High Street (Akron)

Construction: 1905–1908 / 1928

Years of service: 1908–

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

Style: Renaissance Revival

Architect: J. Milton Dyer / Harpster and Bliss

Cost: Unknown

Status: Extant; functional

Features of note: Denticulate entablature; pilasters dividing recessed bays; pedimented entry surround; scored first-floor stonework; round-arched windows.

Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau; Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens (Biographical Publishing, 1908).