The Chester Town Hall is a historic governmental building and community meeting place in the village of Chesterville, Ohio, United States.
Built in the 1860s by the village and a fraternal society, it has served as home for both entities throughout its history, as well as providing space for Chester Township officials and community gatherings.
The vicinity of Chesterville was one of the first-settled parts of Knox County, as pioneers began arriving soon after 1803, and Chester Township was created in 1812, but the advance of civilization was slow;[2]: 362 only after the conclusion of the War of 1812 did the area begin to prosper.
During its first decades, the village prospered; multiple schools were established,[3]: 4 and numerous grand Greek Revival buildings lined the streets,[3]: 5 but Chesterville lost to Mount Gilead in its attempt to be named the county seat when Morrow County was established in the 1850s,[3]: 4 and Chesterville withered as the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway built through Mount Gilead.
[3]: 3 Using the multiple property submission process, nine Chesterville buildings were added to the Register in August 1979: the town hall, the Methodist Church, the Jarvis and Enos Miles Houses on Portland Street, the Old Union School, the post office and the A.B.