Northumberland County Courthouse

	Northumberland County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Northumberland County Courthouse, July 2010
Location	207 Market St., Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°51′42″N 76°47′43″W / 40.86167°N 76.79528°WCoordinates: 40°51′42″N 76°47′43″W / 40.86167°N 76.79528°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1865
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	74001800
Added to NRHP	December 30, 1974

Northumberland County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1865, and is a three-story, brick building in the Italianate style. A three-story wing was added in 1911. It features three arched doors on the front facade, brownstone quoins at the corners, and a clock tower with a copper dome. The tower bell was donated by Simon Cameron. In 1878, it was the site of the murder trial and conviction of the last Molly Maguire, Peter McManus.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

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Northumberland County Courthouse, October 2009

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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 Helen J. Schaffer; Elizabeth H. Kury & James J. Rorke, Jr. (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Northumberland County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-27.

[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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Helen J. Schaffer; Elizabeth H. Kury & James J. Rorke, Jr. (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Northumberland County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-27.

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