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)