Description: This house was built in 1828 by John Pray as a trading post and stagecoach stopping post. It has served many purposes over the years, from a jail to a school to a ballroom. In 1927, Henry Ford held his Halloween party in the building, probably because of its reputation for being haunted. In the 1930s, this house was occupied by Toledo antiques dealer Charles Capron. Most recently, the Columbian House has served as a restaurant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F07_009_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Jails; Restaurants; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Waterville (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1960s or 1970s, this photograph shows the businesses on the corner of North Oak and West High Streets in London, Ohio, including the Gulf filling station and Hunter Tractor Sales. The red brick building to the right of Hunter Tractor Sales, is the old Madison County Jail. The building on the right edge of the photograph is the Madison County Sheriff's Office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_300
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Small towns; Jails; Small business--Ohio
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: This postcard documents the Mercer County jail in Celina, Ohio. Built in 1875 near the county courthouse, the jail also included a sheriff's residence. In 1939 the building was razed and a new jail was built. The postcard measures 3.5" x 5" (8.89 x 12.7 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3129_3832141_004
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Jails; Houses
Places: Celina (Ohio); Mercer County (Ohio)
 

Description: This house was built in 1828 by John Pray as a trading post and stagecoach stopping post. It has served many purposes over the years, from a jail to a school to a ballroom. In 1927, Henry Ford held his Halloween party in the building, probably because of its reputation for being haunted. In the 1930s, this house was occupied by Toledo antiques dealer Charles Capron. Most recently, the Columbian House has served as a restaurant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F09_034_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Jails; Restaurants; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Waterville (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the fourth Warren County jail. The front half is the jailer's residence and the back half is the jail, which is comprised of 6 cells that can hold 4 prisoners each. This image shows the front and side facades. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_490
Subjects: Jails--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Historic buildings
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph showing the Women's Department of the county jail, from the collection of Louis Baus. Baus, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, was born in 1875. He began his career as a professional photographer doing studio work before becoming a staff photographer for the Cleveland Advocate in 1911. Baus worked for the paper, which was later purchased by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, for thirty-eight years until his death in 1949. He was also an avid collector of historic photographs. The Louis Baus Collection consists of over one thousand photographs mounted in eleven albums, showing historic Cleveland, the village of Zoar and Ohio covered bridges and mills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P223_B01_A03_210
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Jails; Prisoners and prisons; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the side facade of the Wyandot County Jail. The building is Queen Anne Style and sits near the Wyandot County Courthouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_525
Subjects: Jails--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; justice centers; towers (building divisions); Queen Anne Style
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: This is the side facade of the Wyandot County Jail. The building is Queen Anne Style and sits near the Wyandot County Courthouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_524
Subjects: Jails--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; justice centers; towers (building divisions); Queen Anne Style
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: This is the front facade of the Wyandot County Jail. The building is Queen Anne Style and sits near the Wyandot County Courthouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F07_526
Subjects: Jails--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; justice centers; towers (building divisions); Queen Anne Style
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus in 1927, this photograph shows a northwest view of the jail in Zoar, Ohio. The building was converted for use as a jail in 1884. 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: AL00912
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Jails; City and town life
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Queen Anne Style county jail sits near the county courthouse, which is in the background of this image. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_120
Subjects: Jails--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; Queen Anne Style
Places: Delaware (Ohio); Delaware County (Ohio);
 

Description: The Cincinnati Workhouse was built between 1867-1870. The grounds occupied 6 acres of land, 3 of those acres occupied by buildings. Prisoners were moved out of the building in the late 1980s and the building was demolished in 1990. Today the site is home to the River City Correctional Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F14_036_1
Subjects: Jails--Ohio; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)