Paulding in Paulding County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Paulding County
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 1, 2013
1. Paulding County Marker
Inscription.
Paulding County. . Named for John Paulding, a Revolutionary War soldier whose capture of a British spy implicated Benedict Arnold in treason, Paulding County was formed in 1820 from the last remaining unorganized area of Ohio. Sparsely settled, it remained under the jurisdiction of Wood County until 1824 and then Williams County until 1839. Paulding's first county seat was established at New Rochester in 1839, then moved to Charloe in 1841. Centrally-located Paulding Center became the county seat in 1851, and a courthouse was built the following year. The present courthouse, built during the region's timber boom of the late 19th century, was designed by architect Edward Oscar Fallis and patterned after his Lenawee County courthouse in Adrian, Michigan. The four-faced Romanesque style building was completed in 1888 at a cost of $40,000. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Named for John Paulding, a Revolutionary War soldier whose capture of a British spy implicated Benedict Arnold in treason, Paulding County was formed in 1820 from the last remaining unorganized area of Ohio. Sparsely settled, it remained under the jurisdiction of Wood County until 1824 and then Williams County until 1839. Paulding's first county seat was established at New Rochester in 1839, then moved to Charloe in 1841. Centrally-located Paulding Center became the county seat in 1851, and a courthouse was built the following year. The present courthouse, built during the region's timber boom of the late 19th century, was designed by architect Edward Oscar Fallis and patterned after his Lenawee County courthouse in Adrian, Michigan. The four-faced Romanesque style building was completed in 1888 at a cost of $40,000. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Erected 2000 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the Longaberger Company, Paulding County Board of Commissioners, and the Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-63.)
41° 8.253′ N, 84° 34.834′ W. Marker is in Paulding, Ohio, in Paulding County. Marker is at the intersection of N. Williams Street (U.S. 127) and E. Perry Street, on the right when traveling north on N. Williams Street. Marker is located at the southwest corner of the County Courthouse lawn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 N Williams Street, Paulding OH 45879, United States of America. Touch for directions.
At intersection of N. Williams Street and E. Perry Street
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 1, 2013
3. Paulding County Marker on Courthouse Lawn
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 1, 2013
4. Paulding County Courthouse
West side facing N. Williams Street
Photographed By Craig Doda, November 9, 2021
5. Paulding County Courthouse Cornerstone (side 1)
Photographed By Craig Doda, November 9, 2021
6. Paulding County Courthouse Cornerstone (side 2)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 596 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 4, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 5, 6. submitted on November 9, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
