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 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: Drawing of "showering," a mild form of punishment. The drawing, which shows a prisoner strapped to a board under a shower bears the caption, "mode of showering prisoners." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08075
Subjects: Jails--Ohio; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This picture depicts a prisoner being whipped with catting. The caption reads, "John Cool whipping Toliver Coker with the cat." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08076
Subjects: Jails--Ohio; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin 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 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 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: 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)