Bradford County Courthouse

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Bradford County Courthouse
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Bradford County Courthouse
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Location301 Main St., Towanda, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°45′59″N76°26′21″W / 41.76639°N 76.43917°W / 41.76639; -76.43917
Area4.7 acres (1.9 ha)
Built1847-1848, 1896-1898, c. 1905
Built byBradley, Thomas
ArchitectLehman & Schmitt
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Renaissance
NRHP reference No. 86003573 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 6, 1987

Bradford County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1896 and 1898, and is a four-story, cruciform shaped building, with Classical Revival and Renaissance Revival-style design influences. It has rusticated sandstone exterior walls and a 50-foot diameter octagonal dome atop the roof. It features an entrance portico supported by Tuscan order columns. Also on the property is a modest two-story brick annex building that was built in 1847-1848. Also on the property is a large soldiers' monument, erected about 1905. [2]

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 2012-01-02.Note: This includes Michael J. Hufnagle and William Sisson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bradford County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.