Built 1870 Opened 1870 Phone +1 740-455-7104 Added to NRHP 16 July 1973 | NRHP Reference # 73001515 Area 4,000 m² Architectural style Italianate architecture | |
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Location 4th and Main StreetsZanesville, Ohio Address 401 Main St, Zanesville, OH 43701, USA Similar Huron County Courthou, Auglaize County Courthouse, Athens Governmental Buildings, Noble County Courthouse, Ashland County Courthouse | ||
Muskingum county courthouse holiday lighting
The Muskingum County Courthouse is a historic building in Zanesville, Ohio. It was designed by T.B. Townsend and H. E. Myer, and built in 1877 with stone, brick, and slate in the Second Empire architecture style. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located at 4th and Main Streets.
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 steps.
Townsend was also involved in the building of the third Tuscarawas County Courthouse designed by architect Thomas Boyd and Wood County Courthouse and Jail.