Port Clinton in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ottawa County Courthouse
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 16, 2022
1. Ottawa County Courthouse Marker
Inscription.
Ottawa County Courthouse. . As the county seat. Port Clinton is home to the present Ottawa County Courthouse, completed on May 20, 1901 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Constructed in the Richardson Romanesque style, the exterior of the courthouse was built using sandstone quarried at Amherst, Ohio. Pink marble wainscoting, an ornate staircase, and stenciling enhance the interior. A copy of William Powell's mural, "Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, is featured along with smaller murals depicting early county industries--farming, fishing, fruit growing, and quarrying. Memorial tablets honor veterans from the Spanish-American War and Civil War.
As the county seat. Port Clinton is home to the present Ottawa County Courthouse, completed on May 20, 1901 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Constructed in the Richardson Romanesque style, the exterior of the courthouse was built using sandstone quarried at Amherst, Ohio. Pink marble wainscoting, an ornate staircase, and stenciling enhance the interior. A copy of William Powell's mural, "Perry's Victory on Lake Erie, is featured along with smaller murals depicting early county industries--farming, fishing, fruit growing, and quarrying. Memorial tablets honor veterans from the Spanish-American War and Civil War.
Erected 2002 by Ottawa County Commissioners / The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-62.)
Location. 41° 30.585′ N, 82° 56.399′ W. Marker is in Port Clinton, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Street and East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 Madison St, Port Clinton OH 43452, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
