Harrison County Courthouse
Why it's listed
Harrison County Courthouse, on Courthouse Square in Cadiz, Ohio, is a two-story stone building with a raised basement, erected between 1893 and 1895. It measures about eighty feet square and presents four very similar facades. The foundation is rock-faced limestone, and the walls use small rock-faced stone. Mansard-roofed corner towers, columned porches, round-headed second-floor windows with arched hoodmolds, and slate roofs define its look. A central square tower holds four clock faces and a round dome topped by a statue of justice. County commissioners hired the firm Yost and Packard to design it, and E. M. Long of Bowerstown served as general contractor. The cost was $93,109. It replaced two earlier courthouses, a frame structure and a later building used until the 1890s. Cadiz became county seat after the county was formed in 1814. The building is described as one of Ohio's most important surviving nineteenth century courthouses, and its interior remains largely original.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it one of the most important surviving nineteenth century courthouses in Ohio. It is presented as an excellent example of a late nineteenth century Ohio courthouse, in the manner of other Yost and Packard designs. Its significance is recorded under architecture.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 74001524, listed July 18, 1974. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Courthouse Sq., Cadiz |
|---|---|
| County | Harrison County |
| Listed | July 18, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74001524 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 19th Century (built 1893-1895) |
| Architect / builder | Architects Yost and Packard; general contractor E. M. Long of Bowerstown |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Stated to be in good condition, in government use and occupied, with an interior in original condition apart from new lighting and plumbing. |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Coordinates | 40.27282, -80.99794 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 74001524.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5665575
- This listing as JSON
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