Posted May 24, 201510 yr The county seat of Pickaway County. In 2010 the population was 13,314. The Hippie Hut by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Ted Lewis Museum & Bank by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Infill The Savings Bank by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Elks Circleville Elks Lodge by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Operating movie theater Circle Cinema by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Circleville's Pythian Castle by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Circleville by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Downtown Circleville - Main Street by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Memorial Hall Circleville Memorial Hall by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Tootle's by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Two Old Broads And A Geezer by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Masonic Temple Circleville Masonic Temple by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr City Hall Circleville City Hall by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Centerville City Hall by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr County Courthouse Pickaway County Courthouse by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Court Street House by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Coleeta Marketplace & Galleria by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Circleville Tower House by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Episcopal Church St. Philip's Episcopal Church by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Downtown Lodging Guest House Motel by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Hooked by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr County offices Pickaway County Office Building by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr The Crites Estate Octagon House & Pumpkin by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr
May 26, 201510 yr Chillicothe's little brother. The octagon house, built in about 1856, was moved about 10 years ago to make way for part of the parking lot of the Wal-Mart Supercenter across the street from the abandoned old Wal-mart. The Waltons had planned to demolish what their documents described as: old farmhouse, unoccupied.
May 26, 201510 yr Yeah, I found a webpage about the house. Apparently the developer of the Walmart donated the land to move the house to, but the people who moved it still had to come up with the money for the move and a new foundation. Too bad after 11 years the house hasn't been restored.
June 1, 201510 yr Well done. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 10, 201510 yr wow, is Tootle's Pumpkin Inn still around?? I like the vintage sign. I went to the Pumpkin Show many moons ago. And there's a Ted Lewis Museum?? There's a radio show in New York that still plays his music! http://www.halcyondaysmusic.com/rich-conaty.php http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
June 10, 201510 yr great thread -- odd fellows, elks, phythian, masonic? and ??? i never realized alla dat illuminati présence! :?
June 10, 201510 yr There's some really interesting history as to why it's called Circleville. The original streets were concentric circles. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Circleville,_Ohio Dresbach laid out Circleville in a circular pattern. During the 1830s, residents tired of the unusual street patterns. In 1837, the Ohio legislature authorized the Circleville Squaring Company to redesign the community with a more traditional grid pattern. The Circleville Squaring Company completed work in 1856. This marked one of the earlier examples of urban redevelopment in the United States. The "Circleville Squaring Company" has to be one of the all-time best company names.
June 10, 201510 yr Yeah, I found a webpage about the house. Apparently the developer of the Walmart donated the land to move the house to, but the people who moved it still had to come up with the money for the move and a new foundation. Too bad after 11 years the house hasn't been restored. Man was it expensive to get it to where is it now, let alone restore it! You might be able to tell how I know.
June 10, 201510 yr Is it just me, or does the steeple on top of the courthouse look like an add-on or replacement of some sort?
June 11, 201510 yr Eridony, this is a beautiful and depressing post. I worked in Circleville for many many months at the old RCA plant, where they used to make glass TV screens. This was about 25 years ago, before I was into historic architecture. I never once made it into central Circleville, and seeing what I missed now makes me very sad. You have photographed some amazing architecture, thank you. On a separate level, as much as I love the architecture that you have photographed, I think it is important to note that Circleville was built over and completely destroyed a historic native American Indian mound dating to 500BC (Ref: http://tomclarkblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/squaring-circle-intrusion-dispossession.html)
June 11, 201510 yr Is it just me, or does the steeple on top of the courthouse look like an add-on or replacement of some sort? This courthouse design included the clock tower / steeple from when it was built, around 1890. It has probably been refurbished and cleaned a few times though. A fun fact is that the tower was originally planned for the center of the structure, but poor foundations required that they move it slightly to the side. It looks quite strange when viewing it from directly in front.
June 11, 201510 yr Is it just me, or does the steeple on top of the courthouse look like an add-on or replacement of some sort? This courthouse design included the clock tower / steeple from when it was built, around 1890. It has probably been refurbished and cleaned a few times though. A fun fact is that the tower was originally planned for the center of the structure, but poor foundations required that they move it slightly to the side. It looks quite strange when viewing it from directly in front. I think it's the different roof there (are those ceramic tiles?) as compared to the rest of the building, and the apparently white-painted wood as opposed to brick, that make it look like an add-on. Also, now that you point out how off-center it is, that is noticeable. Still looks pretty awesome though.
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