Union County’s First Courthouse

Constructed in 1820-21, Union County’s original government seat was the first frame building in Milford Center. It stood at the southwest corner of the Village Square, at present Mill and State Streets, just south of George Reed’s Mill, from which the town took its name. After the county seat was relocated to Marysville, the original building was used commercially and later was moved to serve as a residence at what is now the vacant lot immediately east of 148 West State Street, where it was lived in until 1907. In 1907, the original was restored and moved to the Union County Fairgrounds in Marysville, where it was later destroyed. A replica of the original courthouse was constructed from photos and sketches by the Village of Milford Center as part of the celebration of Ohio’s bicentennial in 2003.

Milford Center, Ohio · United States