Perry County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
Appearance
Perry County Courthouse | |
Perry County Courthouse, October 2010 | |
Location | Center Sq., Bloomfield, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°25′12″N 77°11′15″W / 40.42000°N 77.18750°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1827 |
Architect | Bishop, Jacob; Duncan, James |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 75001659[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 24, 1975 |
The Perry County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania. The courthouse was built in 1826 and completed the next year. It was extensively altered in 1868 and is in the Greek Revival style. It is a two-story white brick structure, three bays wide and six bays long. The low hipped roof is crowned by a cupola dated to 1826. An annex was completed about 1892.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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.
External links
Categories:
- County courthouses in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Government of Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Government buildings completed in 1826
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Pennsylvania
- 1826 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Clock towers in Pennsylvania
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs