Zanesville - Main Street illustration   Save
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Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Zanesville in 1890 by B.V.H. Schultz 'Amateur Photographer'." This illustration shows Main Street, looking east, at the intersection of 4th Street. The building on the far left is the Muskingum County Courthouse. The Muskingum County Courthouse was designed by T.B. Townsend and H. E. Myer, and built in 1877 with stone, brick, and slate in th Italianate style. The site served as the capitol of Ohio from October 1, 1810, until May 1, 1812, and the 9th and 10th sessions of the Ohio General Assembly met here at the building that was formerly at the site before those sessions were returned to Chillicothe in May 1812. The former building on the site was then used as the Muskingum County Courthouse until current one was constructed in 1874. The 1809 date stone from the old building was incorporated into the new building and may be seen over the front step The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F12_001_1
Subjects: Zanesville (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Historic buildings--Ohio--Zanesville--Pictorial works; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)