Description: This color image shows a view of the business district of Chardon, Ohio, ca. 1960-1969. The perspective is looking toward the street from Chardon Square Park. In the center foreground of the image is a raised platform around which is a ring of lampposts. Chardon Courthouse Square District was added to National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Chardon was designated the county seat of Geauga County in 1808. On July 25, 1868, the entire village business district (now Main Street) was destroyed by fire, including forty businesses, offices, meeting halls, and the 1824 courthouse. Citizens immediately rallied and formed the Chardon Building Company. In August 1868 they contracted with Herrick and Simmons of Cleveland to build the Union Block using fire-resistant brick. This was one of Rensselaer R. Herrick's (Cleveland's mayor, 1879-1882) last construction jobs. The Union Block occupies the northern half of this block of Main Street. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06624
Subjects: Buildings; Business and Labor; National Register of Historic Places; Historic buildings--Ohio; Geauga County (Ohio)
Places: Chardon (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the clock tower of the Geauga County Courthouse. The building sits on the Chardon public green and is part of the town's historic district along with two blocks of storefronts. The Italianate style building, completed in 1870, has a 112 foot tower topped by a weathervane. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_165
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cupolas; clock towers; arches; cornices; Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Chardon (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio); Chardon Square
 

Description: This image shows the rear and side facades of the Geauga County Courthouse. The building sits on the Chardon public green and is part of the town's historic district along with two blocks of storefronts. The Italianate style building, completed in 1870, has a 112 foot tower topped by a weathervane. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_164
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cupolas; clock towers; arches; cornices; Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Chardon (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio); Chardon Square
 

Description: This image shows a window of the Geauga County Courthouse. The building sits on the Chardon public green and is part of the town's historic district along with two blocks of storefronts. The Italianate style building, completed in 1870, has a 112 foot tower topped by a weathervane. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_167
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cupolas; clock towers; arches; cornices; Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Chardon (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio); Chardon Square
 

Description: This image shows the front facade and clock tower of the Geauga County Courthouse. The building sits on the Chardon public green and is part of the town's historic district along with two blocks of storefronts. The Italianate style building, completed in 1870, has a 112 foot tower topped by a weathervane. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_166
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cupolas; clock towers; arches; cornices; Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Chardon (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio); Chardon Square
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Geauga County Courthouse. The building sits on the Chardon public green and is part of the town's historic district along with two blocks of storefronts. The Italianate style building, completed in 1870, has a 112 foot tower topped by a weathervane. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_163
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cupolas; clock towers; arches; cornices; Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Chardon (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio); Chardon Square
 

Description: This color image shows a front view of the Geauga County Courthouse, Chardon, Ohio. L.J. Randall, builder of the Randall Block on Main Street, was the contractor for the courthouse; Joseph Ireland (active in Cleveland 1865-1885) was the architect. Looking at the Geauga County Courthouse, note the square tower which changes to an octagon one full story above the roof line. The courthouse's cupola reaches 112 feet and contains an antique clock mechanism that was renovated in 1996 by the community and Chapter 28 of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. The bandstand on the village public green is a reconstruction of the 1875 original. The bandstand was dedicated by the community in 1981, and the brick memorial walkway was dedicated in 1993. The courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as part of the Chardon Courthouse Square District. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06623
Subjects: Courthouses; Justice centers; Justice--Administration of; National Register of Historic Places; Geauga County (Ohio); Local government
Places: Chardon (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio)