Lake County is named for Lake Erie as the county borders the lake.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Lake Erie and Ontario, Canada
E – Ashtabula County
S – Geauga County and Cuyahoga County
W – Cuyahoga County
Created: March 6, 1840 
County Seat:
Painesville 1840 – present
County Courthouse – Painesville
Location: 47 North Park Place / Liberty Street
Built: 1909 – 1910
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: John Milton Dyer of Cleveland
Contractor: George W Carmichael & Company
Description: The building faces southeast and is a two story red colored brick, gray sandstone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Painesville. The southeast front has a large portico supported by four large stone Doric columns rising to a wide header with a high square stone clock tower above. At the top is a high green colored dome with wing spread eagle at the top. The first story entrance has a stone pediment above the stone trimmed doorway. The wide cornice runs below the flat roof line. Statues of the Biblical Cain and Abel flank the stairway entering the building. In the interior, the second floor of the courthouse interior is illuminated by a skylight and the first floor and second floor corridors feature Tennessee marble wainscoting. The building houses the County Court of Common Pleas – General and Domestic Relations Divisions.
See: The architect John Milton Dyer of Cleveland and the contractor George W Carmichael and Company also designed and constructed the courthouse in Summit County.
See: Ohio Court of Appeals – Warren ( 11th Appellate District )
Old County Courthouse – Painesville
Location: 7 Richmond Street / Mentor Avenue
Built: 1840 – 1841
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: Jonathan Goldsmith
Contractor: Harvey Woodworth
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located in the center of Painesville. The east front has a large portico with four white colored columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. The white colored wood frame entrance is recessed. On the roof is a large white colored dome with gold colored roof and lantern at the top. The building served as the courthouse until 1909.
County Courthouse West Annex – Painesville
Location: 25 North Park Place / Liberty Street
Built: Unknown
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces southeast and is a two story red colored brick, gray sandstone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Painesville on the west side of the courthouse. The building was originally a Post Office. The south front has a high portico with four columns rising to a wide header at the flat room line. The building houses the County Court of Common Pleas – Probate Division.
History: The county was created in 1840 and Painesville was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was designed by Johnathon Goldsmith and constructed by Harvey Woodworth in 1840 to 1841 and now serves as the City Hall. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1909 to 1910 at a cost of $413,681.
County Administration – Painesville
Location: 105 Main Street / North St. Clair Street
Built: 1966 – 1968
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Painesville to the east of the courthouse. At the west side is a higher five story building which forms part of the H T Nolan Admninistration Center.
County Courthouse – Painesville
Old County Courthouse (City Hall) – Painesville
County Courthouse West Annex – Painesville
County Administration Building – Painesville
Photos taken 2010