Centre County Courthouse
Centre County Courthouse | |
![]() Centre County Courthouse, April 2009 | |
Location | High St., Bellefonte, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°54′44″N 77°46′37″W / 40.91222°N 77.77694°W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1805, 1835, 1854-55, 1909, 1963-64 |
Built by | George W. Tate (1854-55 extension) |
Architect | Newman & Harris (1909 extension) |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 76001618[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1976 |
Centre County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1805, with additions and / or remodeling in 1835, 1854–55, 1909, and 1963-64. It is a rectangular brick building on a stone foundation, measuring 135 feet long by 60 feet wide. The building is faced in stucco and has a gable roof topped by a cupola. It features a Greek Revival style entry porch with eight 26 foot high smooth faced columns with Ionic order capitals. The porch was added in 1835.[2] In June 2012, it was the site of the trial of Jerry Sandusky in the Penn State sex abuse scandal.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is located in the Bellefonte Historic District.[1]
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Courthouse in Bellefonte, PA, USA, September 2006
See also
References
- ^ 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 unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Centre County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-07.
External links
Media related to Centre County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons
- Courthouse: Virtual Walking Tour of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association website
- County courthouses in Pennsylvania
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Greek Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Government buildings completed in 1805
- Buildings and structures in Centre County, Pennsylvania
- 1805 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Centre County, Pennsylvania
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Pennsylvania
- Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania