Perry_County_Courthouse_(Pennsylvania)

Perry County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)

Perry County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)

United States historic place

The Perry County Courthouse is an historic, American courthouse building that is located in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania.

Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

History and architectural features

Construction on this American courthouse began in 1826 and was completed the next year. The building was then extensively altered in 1868. Designed in the Greek Revival style, it is a two-story, white brick structure that is three bays wide and six bays long. The low-hipped roof is crowned by a cupola that dates to 1826. An annex was completed circa 1892.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. [2]
    Janet C. Smith (August 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Perry County Courthouse" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Perry_County_Courthouse_(Pennsylvania), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.