Description: This color image is a view of the front and a side exterior of Gustavus Town Hall, Gustavus Township, Ohio, ca. 1960s. The two-story wood frame structure has a distinctive cupola or bell tower. A sign that reads "Town Hall" hangs just below the cupola on the center front. The Town Hall was built in 1890 and fronts the southeast quadrant of Gustavus Township. The building is part of the Gustavus Center Historic District, National Register of Historic Places. It was added to the register in 1975. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06638
Subjects: City & town halls; City and town life; Local government; Public buildings
Places: Gustavus (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: This postcard of city hall in Celina, Ohio was sent in 1910. City hall was built in 1890 of brick with red sandstone trim. In addition to the mayor's office, council chambers, and other city offices, the building housed the City Opera House and the fire department. The postcard measures 3.5" x 5" (8.89 x 12.7 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3129_3832135_002
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Arts and Entertainment; City & town halls; Opera houses
Places: Celina (Ohio); Mercer County (Ohio)
 

Description: The modern city of Greenville stands on the site of Greene Ville Fort, built in 1793 by Anthony Wayne as a staging point for his 1794 campaigns against hostile Native Americans in the area. The modern city was founded in 1808 and by the turn of the twentieth century it was the main metropolitan center of Darke County. Most of the residents in Darke County, however, were farmers in the countryside surrounding Greenville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_004_1
Subjects: Ohio Government; Municipal government; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; City and town halls
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: This color image is a front exterior view of the ornate Victorian/Italianate house located in Warren, Ohio, that once was the residence of Henry Bishop Perkins, Sr. (1824-1902). A sign displayed above the center two windows on the second floor identifies the building as City Hall. Built in 1871, the Perkins House became Warren City Hall in 1934. Perkins, a civic, business, and political leader, was the son of Simon Perkins (1771-1844), an early settler in the Connecticut Western Reserve and an important economic and political leader in the region. During the 19th and early 20th century political figures such as U.S. Grant, James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and William McKinley were visitors to this house. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06636
Subjects: City & town halls; Warren (Ohio); City halls--Ohio; Historic buildings--Ohio; Perkins, Simon, 1771-1844
Places: Warren (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated May 15, 1927, this photograph shows Columbus City Hall under construction. In 1921, the city hall on East State Street in Columbus was destroyed by fire. A new building was constructed at 90 West Broad Street near the Scioto River. The site was to be the focal point of a new civic center. The Neoclassical building was completed in 1928. Additions were built in 1936 and 1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1904_1980856_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Municipal government; City & town halls; Construction
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows the Town Hall on Main Street in Zoar, Ohio, ca. 1920. The building was constructed in 1887 and the town council met on the second floor. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00898
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; City and town halls
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing an unidentified man looking across the river at a downtown Columbus, Ohio. Seen along the skyline are the LeVeque Tower and the Ohio State Office Building. Photograph belongs to the Columbus Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection. On November 9, 1959, the Columbus Citizen and the Ohio State Journal merged to form the Columbus Citizen-Journal, a new morning paper. With this merger, the Ohio State Journal, which began in 1811 as the Western Intelligencer, suspended publication. The Columbus Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection consists of 24,006 black-and-white photographs of various sizes and dates ranging from 1912 to 1984, depicting a wide variety of people, places, and events relating to Ohio or impacting Ohio residents. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B17_004_01
Subjects: Leveque Tower (Columbus, Ohio); Columbus (Ohio); Rivers; City & town halls; Skyscrapers;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows the old meeting house for the Society of Separatists of Zoar, built in 1820, at the southeast corner of Third and Folz Streets in Zoar, Ohio. Originally used as a meeting house from 1820-1853, when the newer brick meeting house was built on Main Street, this building was used as a girls home and later a broom and basket shop. From 1884-1887, it was used as the first Town Hall with David Breymaier serving as the first mayor, Christian Ruof as Marshal, and Jacob Breymaier as Deputy. Led by Joseph Bimeler in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. They would become known as the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1819. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P223_B04_S02_A1_7
Subjects: Photography; Society of Separatists of Zoar; Religious Societies; Communal societies; Public buildings; City and town halls;
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Darke County, Greenville, O., Mar 25, 1938. City Hall and Public Square, Looking North. The front of the building has the words: "City Hall - 1875". This photograph shows the 2-story building with 4-story tower has a mansard style roof with a weather-vane. It is situated between a Firestone and Finnarn's Storage and Livery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_003_1
Subjects: Ohio Government; Municipal government; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; City and town halls
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two photographs show Kinder Key carolers and bell ringers performing in front of Columbus City Hall. The photographs were taken December 11-12, 1969. Kinder Key, a fundraising group for Columbus Children's Hospital, was established in 1954. Each December, volunteers go caroling and sell ornaments to raise money for the hospital. The photographs measure 2" x 2" (5.08 x 5.08 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3293_4542869_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Holidays; Christmas; Christmas trees; City & town halls; Caroling
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This color image is an exterior view of Old Town Hall and Academy, Tallmadge, Ohio, ca. 1960-1969. The two-story white building is located within the Tallmadge Town Square Historic District. The Village of Tallmadge was founded in 1807. The first academy building was erected in 1815. The historic building seen in this image was erected in 1859. It was both a town hall (first floor) and the academy's new home (second floor). Until 1876 the academy served students from northeast Ohio who desired advanced courses not offered by local school systems. Besides functioning as the town's assembly hall and auditorium, the building also housed various city government and law enforcement offices during its history. During its early years Old Town Hall hosted touring and local theatrical troupes that performed on its stage. In 1971 the City of Tallmadge made the second floor available to the Tallmadge Historical Society for a museum. Nine years later the Tallmadge City Council leased the entire building to the Society for ninety-nine years. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06634
Subjects: City & town halls; Tallmadge (Ohio); Schools--Ohio; Education--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Tallmadge (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: This color image is a view of the front exterior of the former Perkins House, an ornate Victorian/Italianate structure located in Warren, Ohio. It was constructed in 1871 as the residence of Henry Bishop Perkins, Sr. (1824-1902), a civic, business, and political leader of the Western Reserve. A sign displayed above the center two windows on the second floor identifies the building as the current City Hall. This image was taken in winter. Henry Bishop Perkins, Sr., was the youngest son of Simon Perkins (1771-1844), an early settler of the Connecticut Western Reserve and an important economic and political leader of the region. During the 19th and early 20th century political figures such as Ulysses S. Grant, James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and William McKinley were visitors to this house. The Perkins House became Warren City Hall in 1934. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06635
Subjects: City & town halls; Warren (Ohio); Historic buildings--Ohio; Perkins, Simon, 1771-1844
Places: Warren (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)