Market House
At a meeting of the Town Council, June 5, 1814, the expediency of erecting a public Market House was considered, and thereupon application was made to the County Commissioners for permission to erect a house for this purpose. The site chosen was known as the Public Square, the same now occupied by the court house and jail. The petition was not granted, and the Council decided to erect the building on Market street, east of Court alley, now occupied by the market house, and built a frame structure, fronting thirty-five feet on Market street and having a depth of forty-three feet. The contract was let to John L. and James Cochran, for one hundred and fifty dollars and after its completion John L. Cochran was appointed Market Master, for which he was allowed fifty dollars per annum. He was also Town Marshall, with a compensation of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum.
History of Muskingum County, Ohio p. 85