Plans Approved by Chardon Planning Commission
ThenDesign Architecture representatives unveiled details Nov. 7 for the greatly-anticipated remodel and expansion of the historic courthouse on Chardon Square.
ThenDesign Architecture representatives unveiled details Nov. 7 for the greatly-anticipated remodel and expansion of the historic courthouse on Chardon Square. The stirring of ghosts of courthouses past could be felt as TDA revealed plans incorporating both the structure’s history and much-needed upgrades during the Chardon Planning Commission meeting. The square’s first courthouse had been a log cabin, which was originally Capt. Edward Paine Jr.’s temporary home in 1812, according to the city’s historical records. A large columned courthouse was built in the late 1820s, but destroyed in the Great Fire of Chardon in the summer of 1868. Construction on a...
