Description: Photograph (ca. 1935-1943) of the Madison County courthouse in London, Ohio. Completed in 1892 and designed by George H. Maetzel, this building represents several architectural styles, including Beaux-Arts Classicism and Second Empire design elements. This was intended to be a smaller version of the 1887 Franklin County Courthouse which was built by the same architect. It features a Mansard roof and a barrell-vaulted light court with a stained glass ceiling in the interior. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. On April 3, 1974, a devastating tornado destroyed the nearby town of Xenia, and also damaged many surrounding towns, including London. The statue of Lady Justice that stands on the top of the dome, in this photograph, was toppled due to the high winds. She was found on a ledge, and remains there, standing atop the pediment over the entrance to the building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F07_001
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Madison County (Ohio); Public buildings--Ohio
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Main and High Streets, London, Ohio, Madison County, Ohio, ca. 1886-1888. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00439
Subjects: London (Ohio); Stores and shops
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a log cabin built ca. 1840 in Madison County, Ohio. This photograph was taken shortly before the cabin was moved to the museum of the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02897
Subjects: Madison County (Ohio); Ohio Historical Society; Dwellings Ohio
Places: Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph of the London Correctional Institute in Madison County, Ohio was taken in the 1960s. The facility was built in 1924 to provide for the imprisonment and rehabilitation of men convicted of crimes. By 2004, the prison held more than 2,000 inmates on nearly 3,000 acres. The photograph measures 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3098_3735522_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Prisons
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Isaac H. Hambleton, sometimes incorrectly identified as "J.W. Hamilton," who was an Underground Railroad operator at West Jefferson, Madison County, Ohio. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03159
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Abolitionists;
Places: West Jefferson (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #7, the 7th barn that Hagan painted, located along the west side of I-71 south of Route 56 in Madison County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08546
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hamilton's elevator, at the crossings of the I.B.W. & Little Miami railroads, London, Madison County, Ohio, ca. 1886-1888. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00440
Subjects: Grain elevators; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image is an illustration from the January 1864 issue of "Beadle's Dime Tales, Traditions and Romance of Border and Revolutionary Times," a series of dime novels published between 1863 and 1864. This issue included "The Captivity of Jonathan Alder," the story of a young boy living in Virginia who was taken captive by Indians during the 1780s and taken to the Ohio Country. This account is based on actual events in the life of Jonathan Alder (1773-1849). This illustration shows the young Alder with four Indian men as they walk through a wooded area. One of the men has a firm grasp on Alder's right wrist. Clearly distressed, the boy is looking back in the direction of his home. The illustrator's name (S.C. Roberts) appears in the lower left corner. A caption on the bottom edge reads: "Captivity of Johathon [sic] Alder.-- Page 15." Jonathan Alder was born in Gloucester, New Jersey. His family later settled in Virginia, where the young boy was captured by Shawnee Indians and taken to Chillicothe, a village of the Shawnee Indians in the Ohio Country. The Shawnees forced Alder to run the gauntlet. He exhibited such bravery that a Shawnee family agreed to adopt him. He came to love his new family very much. In 1783, when a trader offered to buy Alder so that he could return to his white mother, Alder refused to go. He enjoyed living as a Native American and eventually married an Indian woman. By the early 1800s, life was becoming increasingly difficult for the Indians in Ohio. In 1811, Alder decided to forsake Indian customs and adopt white ways. His wife could not turn her back on her people, and the two separated. Alder became a farmer in present-day Madison County, Ohio. He eventually remarried, and the couple had a dozen children together. Before his death in 1849, Alder told his life story to one of his sons, who wrote it down. Alder and his son provided a detailed account of native life during the late 1700s and the early 1800's in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04490
Subjects: Alder, Jonathan, 1773-; Captivity narratives; Madison County (Ohio); Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; American Indians
Places: Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front facades of the Madison County Sheriff's Office and the Madison County Courthouse. The sheriff's office served as the county jail until 2000, when the Tri-County Regional Jail was opened. The original building had two sections, one of which was the county jail and the other served as the Sheriff's residence. The jail held female, male and juvenile prisoners. In the early 1980s, the Sheriff moved out of the residence and this portion of the building became offices. The entire building now houses county offices. The jail is located on the southeast corner of the courthouse square. To the right is the Madison County Courthouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_292
Subjects: Public buildings--Ohio; Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; mansard roofs; dormers; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); pavilions (building divisions); Second Empire; Beaux-Arts
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio);
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Madison County Courthouse. This building represents several architectural styles, including Beaux-Arts Classicism and Second Empire. This was intended to be a smaller version of the 1887 Franklin County Courthouse which was built by the same architect. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_291
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; mansard roofs; dormers; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); pavilions (building divisions); Second Empire; Beaux-Arts
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio); 1 N. Main St.
 

Description: This image shows the clock tower and side facade of the Madison County Courthouse. This building represents several architectural styles, including Beaux-Arts Classicism and Second Empire. This was intended to be a smaller version of the 1887 Franklin County Courthouse which was built by the same architect. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_294
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; mansard roofs; dormers; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); pavilions (building divisions); Second Empire; Beaux-Arts
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio); 1 N. Main St.
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Madison County Courthouse. This building represents several architectural styles, including Beaux-Arts Classicism and Second Empire. This was intended to be a smaller version of the 1887 Franklin County Courthouse which was built by the same architect. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_293
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; mansard roofs; dormers; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); pavilions (building divisions); Second Empire; Beaux-Arts
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio); 1 N. Main St.