Lake County Courthouse (Ohio)

Lake County Courthouse
General information
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
Address	47 North Park Place Painesville, Ohio United States
Coordinates	41°43′30″N81°14′42″W / 41.725°N 81.245°W / 41.725; -81.245
Year(s) built	1909
Design and construction
Architect(s)	J. Milton Dyer
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Designated	June 29, 2020
Part of	Downtown Painesville Historic District
Reference no.	100005323

Lake County Courthouse located in Painesville, Ohio was designed in an eclectic Beaux-Arts style by Cleveland architect J. Milton Dyer. ^[1] It was completed in 1909. ^[2] The courthouse was designated a contributing property of the Downtown Painesville Historic District on June 29, 2020. ^[3]

Dyer, a well known Cleveland, Ohio architect had previously collaborated with Cleveland sculptor Herman Matzen on the Summit County Courthouse, located in Akron, Ohio, in 1906. For the Lake County Courthouse Matzen produced evocative figures of Cain and Abel.

References

1. Thrane, Susan W., photographs by Tom Patterson and Bill Patterson, ‘‘County Courthouses of Ohio‘‘, Indiana University Press, Bloomington IN, 2000 p.175-176
2. "Lake County Courthouse". www.sc.ohio.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
3. Carlson, Tara (February 5, 2020). "Downtown Painesville Historic District" (National Register of Historic Places Registration Form). National Park Service. sec. 7, pp. 10–11.