Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail

	Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Kittanning Courthouse, 2012
	Interactive map showing the location of Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail
Location	E. Market St., Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°48′59″N 79°31′0″W / 40.81639°N 79.51667°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1860
Built by	Hulings & Dickey
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	81000526
Added to NRHP	November 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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^ ^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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-23. Note: This includes Lorraine Allen (1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-23. 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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