Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail

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Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail
Kittanning Courthouse.jpg
Kittanning Courthouse, October 2007
Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail is located in Pennsylvania
Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail
LocationE. Market St., Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°48′59″N 79°31′0″W / 40.81639°N 79.51667°W / 40.81639; -79.51667Coordinates: 40°48′59″N 79°31′0″W / 40.81639°N 79.51667°W / 40.81639; -79.51667
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1860
Built byHulings & Dickey
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.81000526[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 1981

Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse complex located at Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The courthouse was built between 1858 and 1860, and is a two-story, brick and stone building measuring 105 feet by 65 feet. It has a hipped roof topped by an octagonal cupola and bell. It features a portico with four Corinthian order columns in Greek Revival style. A three-story rear addition was built in 1951-1953. The jail building was built between 1870 and 1873. It is constructed of stone, brick, and iron, and measures 114 feet by 50 feet, with a 96 feet tall tower. The building once housed 24, 8 foot by 13 foot cells.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Lorraine Allen (1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
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