Clermont County is the French name for “clear mountain”.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Warren County
E – Brown County
S – Bracken County, Kentucky and Pendelton County, Kentucky
W – Campbell County, Kentucky and Hamilton County
Created: December 8, 1800 
County Seat:
Williamsburg 1800 – 1817
New Richmond 1817 – 1824
Batavia 1824 – present
County Courthouse – Batavia
Location: 270 East Main Street / North 3rd Street
Built: 1996 – 1998
Style: Modern / Federal and Greek Revival
Architect: Steinkamp, Steinkamp & Hampton
Contractor: Hemmer Industries, Inc. of Florence, Kentucky
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Batavia. The southwest front has a portico with four white columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. On the roof of the portico is a high white colored cupola. A narrow horizontal band runs above the first story. The roof is hipped. The building houses the County Court of Common Pleas.
Old County Courthouse – Batavia
Location: 270 East Main Street / North Market Street
Built: 1935 – 1936
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Hunt and Allen
Contractor: Varous trades
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story red colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped ground in the center of Batavia. The southwest front has a projecting center section with four large vertical columns rising to a wide header. The second story has large windows. The building adjoins the new courthouse on the southeast side. In the interior, the courtroom is located on the second story. The building was enlarged in 1959. County Courthouse Annex No. 1 was joined to the building in 1966. The building is joined to the new courthouse on the east side.
Note: The following bids were awarded for the construction of the courthouse
Cut Stone – Swenson Company of Bloomington, Indiana
Terrazzo – Cassini Mosaic and Title Company of Cincinnati
Marble – D Siewers Marble Company of Cincinnati
Iron & Steel – Reliance Art Metal, Inc.
Millwork – Elliott Lumber Company of Danville
Steel Buck and Doors – Durbrow and Otte
Flooring – United General Flooring Company
Hardware – J H Schroder Company
Plumbing & Heating – M J Gibbons Supply Company
See: Ohio Court of Appeals – Middletown ( 12th Appellate District )
History: The county was created in 1800 and Williamsburg was selected as the county seat in 1801. The county rented the old log courthouse from Thomas Morris as the first courthouse until 1804 and then rented the house of Nicholas Sinks as the second courthouse. In 1810, the third courthouse was a two story stone structure designed by Nicholas Sinks and built at a cost of $1,499. The county seat was moved to New Richmond in 1817 but the courthouse in Williamsburg continued to be used as no courthouse was built in New Richmond. The county seat was moved to Batavia in 1824. Court met in the Methodist Church until 1827. The third courthouse was a two story Greek Revival style structure designed and built by Ezekiel Dimmit in 1824 to 1827 at a cost of $3,484. The courthouse was torn down in 1935 and the fourth courthouse was constructed in 1935 to 1936 at a cost of $96,505. The fifth and present courthouse was constructed in 1996 to 1998 at a cost of $5,176,906.
County Administration Building – Batavia
Location: 76 South River Drive / Main Street
Built: 1993 – 1995
Style: Modern / Greek Revival
Architect: Steinkamp & Steinkamp
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces northeast and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Batavia to the northwest of the courthouse. The northeast front has a projecting center section rising to a pediment at the roof line. The roof is hipped.
County Courthouse - Batavia
Old County Courthouse - Batavia
County Courthouse Annex No. 1 – Batavia
County Administration Building - Batavia
Photos taken 2011 and 2012