Lancaster County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
Lancaster County Courthouse | |
 Lancaster County Courthouse, August 2011 | |
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| Location | 43 E. King St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′18″N 76°18′15″W / 40.03833°N 76.30417°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1852-1855, 1896-1898, 1926-1927 |
| Architect | Sloan, Samuel; Warner, James H.; Urban, C. Emlen |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002415[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1978 |
| Designated PHMC | June 11, 1951[2] |
Lancaster County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built between 1852 and 1855. The original building was designed by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan (1815–1884). The north wing was added between 1896 and 1898, and low flanking wings on either side of the exterior staircase were added in 1926-1927. These later additions were designed by Lancaster architects James H. Warner and C. Emlen Urban, respectively. It is an important example of the Romanesque Revival style.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is a contributing property to the Lancaster Historic District.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert M. Behling (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.
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- County courthouses in Pennsylvania
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Government buildings completed in 1927
- Buildings and structures in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania state historical marker significations
- National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs