{"nrhp_refnum":"74001586","name":"Morrow County Courthouse And Jail","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Courthouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Gilead","county":"Morrow County","state":"OH","lat":40.54928016200006,"lon":-82.82638440799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-07-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick county courthouse built 1851-1852 and a mansard-roofed brick jail built circa 1875, both on Courthouse Square in Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio.","why_significant":"The nomination cites the buildings for their architecture and their place in the county's government since Morrow County was formed in 1848. The courthouse was designed by David Auld as a Greek Revival building and was remodeled in 1894-1896 by Williams and Andrews. The jail is an 1870s example with a mansard roof and tower.","narrative":"Courthouse Square in Mount Gilead holds two county government buildings: a courthouse from 1851-1852 and a jail from about 1875. Morrow County was created in 1848, and Mount Gilead was named its seat, an event celebrated with bonfires in the streets. The courthouse, designed by David Auld and built by Auld and Miller for $10,800, began as a Greek Revival structure. Between 1894 and 1896 the architects Williams and Andrews redesigned it at a cost of $27,948, giving it a brick facade with a recessed compound arch, pilasters, a dentil cornice and a square clock tower with a pagoda-shaped roof. The brick jail has a mansard roof of gray slate, round-headed dormers, ornate hoodmolds, rusticated quoins and a central tower with a lantern. A cellblock addition was made after 1890. Both buildings remain in good condition within a wooded, park-like setting near the center of town.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (built 1851-1852, remodeled 1894-1896; jail circa 1875)","architect_builder":"David Auld (designer) and Auld and Miller (builders) for the original courthouse; Williams and Andrews for the 1894-1896 remodeling","architectural_style":"Originally Greek Revival (courthouse); late nineteenth century remodeling; jail with mansard roof","criteria":[],"status_note":"Both buildings are described as in good condition, occupied, and in government use, in a park-like wooded setting.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.361528-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/74001586.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001586/d722ca233c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001586/d722ca233c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount-gilead-ohio-courthouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount-gilead-ohio-courthouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990641","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrow_County_Courthouse_(Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15256363"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/morrow-county/morrow-county-courthouse-and-jail-74001586/"}