Description: This is a photograph of the Fairfield County Courthouse, located on located at 224 East Main Street in Lancaster, Ohio. This is the second courthouse built for the county. George and Guy Blair were the stone masons who built the Fairfield County Courthouse in Lancaster, Ohio. Blackhand sandstone, used for the construction, was quarried in Fairfield County. The building is of Renaissance-Romanesque style with a flat roof, wide bracketed cornice and curved windows with ornamental window hoods. The iron fence surrounding the building was made by the Eagle Machine Company. The keystone over the entrance to the courthouse is the carved stone face of Henry Ebner, the architect from St Louis. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_050_001
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Lancaster (Ohio); Courthouses; Government buildings
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Fairfield County Courthouse, located on located at 224 East Main Street in Lancaster, Ohio. This is the second courthouse built for the county. The original courthouse was constructed in 1806, until space became an issue in 1858. Originally, the contract allowed for an expansion, but it was later considered too small for the population. Building on the new courthouse began in 1868 and it was completed in 1872. The cost was $138, 921. The architect was Jacob Orman. The building was constructed of locally quarried stone for the three storied building. The long arched windows line the facade, three on the front and nine on the sides and are separated by a pair of Doric pilasters. The main entrance is flanked by an inner Corinthian column and an outer Corinthian pilaster. The door is located inside a recessed portico and is topped by a fanlight. The flat roof is supported by an entablature with urns on the corners. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_047_001
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Courthouses; Government buildings
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Fairfield County Courthouse, located on located at 224 East Main Street in Lancaster, Ohio. This is the second courthouse built for the county. The original courthouse was constructed in 1806, until space became an issue in 1858. Originally, the contract allowed for an expansion, but it was later considered too small for the population. Building on the new courthouse began in 1868 and it was completed in 1872. The cost was $138, 921. The architect was Jacob Orman. The building was constructed of locally quarried stone for the three storied building. The long arched windows line the facade, three on the front and nine on the sides and are separated by a pair of Doric pilasters. The main entrance is flanked by an inner Corinthian column and an outer Corinthian pilaster. The door is located inside a recessed portico and is topped by a fanlight. The flat roof is supported by an entablature with urns on the corners. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_048_001
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Courthouses; Government buildings
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Fairfield County Children’s Home in Lancaster, Ohio. The home was established in 1883, and it operated until 1982. During the winter of 1971, four teenagers ran away from the home and perished in a barn fire Jan. 9, 1971. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_051_001
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio). Children's Home; Fairfield County (Ohio)--Pictorial works
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1890s, this is an advertisement for G. W. Kumler's store, located at the corner of Main and Market Streets in Basil, Ohio, which is now part of the village of Baltimore, Ohio. The store sold clothing, shoes, dry goods, hardware, and carpets. In addition to operating this general merchandise store for 37 years, George W. Kumler (1845-1916) is credited as being principal of Basil's first independent school from 1871-1875, and serving as township clerk, township treasurer, and district school director. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS1837
Subjects: Advertisements; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Clothing and dress; Dress accessories; Shoes
Places: Basil (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Rising Rock at Mount Pleasant in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00340
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Parks
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the courthouse in Fairfield County, Ohio. It is located in the county seat of Lancaster. Fairfield County was formed on December 9, 1800, by proclamation of Governor Arthur St. Clair. After leasing court room space in various buildings, including a log schoolhouse, a courthouse was begun in 1806. In 1858, land was purchased on the corner of Main and High Streets to build a new building. In 1866 the old courthouse was condemned Building on the new courthouse began in 1868 and it was completed in 1872, at ac cost of $138,921. The architect was Jacob Orman. The building was constructed of locally quarried stone for the three storied building. The long arched windows line the facade, three on the front and nine on the sides and are separated by a pair of Doric pilasters. The main entrance is flanked by an inner Corinthian column and an outer Corinthian pilaster. The door is located inside a recessed portico and is topped by a fanlight. The flat roof is supported by an entablature with urns on the corners. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_057_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Courthouses; Government buildings
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows three boys approaching a covered bridge in Fairfield County, Ohio. The photograph's caption reads "Off for a day's adventure, Fairfield County." Ohio has a large number of covered bridges, falling second only to Pennsylvania in quantity. Within the state of Ohio, Fairfield and Ashtabula Counties lead the state in containing the most original covered bridges. Most of the covered bridges in Fairfield County were built between 1871-1906, with original construction beginning in 1849. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_001_001
Subjects: Covered bridges--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio; Boys; Children; Summer
Places: Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows three boys approaching a covered bridge in Fairfield County, Ohio. The photograph's caption reads "Off for a day's adventure, Fairfield County." Ohio has a large number of covered bridges, falling second only to Pennsylvania in quantity. Within the state of Ohio, Fairfield and Ashtabula Counties lead the state in containing the most original covered bridges. Most of the covered bridges in Fairfield County were built between 1871 and 1906, with original construction beginning in 1849. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_002_001
Subjects: Covered bridges--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio; Boys; Children; Summer
Places: Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: George and Guy Blair were the stone masons who built the Fairfield County Courthouse in Lancaster, Ohio. Blackhand sandstone, used for the construction, was quarried in Fairfield County. The building is of Renaissance-Romanesque style with a flat roof, wide bracketed cornice and curved windows with ornamental window hoods. The iron fence surrounding the building was made by the Eagle Machine Company. The keystone over the entrance to the courthouse is the carved stone face of Henry Ebner, the architect from St Louis. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F01_003_1
Subjects: Lancaster (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Courthouses; Government buildings
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the 48th Annual Reunion of the 17th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, at General William Tecumseh Sherman's Birthplace, Lancaster, Ohio, September 26, 1928. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03362
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Ohio History--Military Ohio; Veterans; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Boys' Industrial School, located in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1049. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00342
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)