The Geauga County Courthouse is located at 100 Short Court Street in Chardon, Ohio.

Geauga County was established in 1806, settled initially by migrants primarily from New York and New England, part of the northern tier of culture and politics.

This courthouse served the county until 1813, when officials agreed a new and sturdier building was needed.

The 1826 Greek Revival courthouse was built of brick, and rose two stories high on a rectangular foundation.

Long windows lined the sides of the building and featured a Doric columned portico.

In July 1868 a massive fire broke out in downtown, destroying the courthouse and almost every other building along Main Street.

The courthouse standing today is basically the same, although renovations have added some minor interior alterations and upgrades.

The tower consists of an octagonal louvered cupola and a dome with four teardrop shaped clock faces and a weathervane topping the central spire.

[5] An elevator to the third floor was added in 1960, and in 1965, the second-floor courtroom underwent major renovations, including the removal of the dome in its ceiling.

This created enough room above it for the addition of a second courtroom on the third floor, which housed the county's probate court.