Lawrence County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
Lawrence County Courthouse | |
Location | Court St., New Castle, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°59′54″N 80°20′22″W / 40.99833°N 80.33944°WCoordinates: 40°59′54″N 80°20′22″W / 40.99833°N 80.33944°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1850-1855 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78002419[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 15, 1978 |
Lawrence County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built between 1850 and 1855, and is a two-story, six bay by three bay Greek Revival style structure. It features a portico with six Ionic order columns and a cupola. Major additions to the original structure were built in 1885–1886, 1914 (extended in 1939), and 1943–1944. A small addition to connect the 1885-1886 and 1914-1939 additions was built in 1947.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lawrence County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-05.
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- County courthouses in Pennsylvania
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Greek Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Government buildings completed in 1855
- Buildings and structures in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- New Castle, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs