After the southern half of Monmouth County was lopped off in 1850 to form Ocean County in 1850, Toms River was selected as the new seat of government over Lakehurst by a single vote. It has remained so ever since. The Greek Revival Ocean County Courthouse, fronted by a picket of fluted Doric columns, was ready by 1851 as was the Sheriff’s House, with ten attached jail cells, built behind the Courthouse by Robert Aitken for $4250. The Sheriffs and their families occupied this building for over 75 years. In 1950 the first of two additions were made to the west wing of the original Courthouse and as the county continued to grow the original building now anchors an entire mid-town complex.
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