Clinton County Courthouse Complex

Clinton County Courthouse Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York State Register of Historic Places
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Location	135 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, New York
Coordinates	44°41′56″N73°27′13″W / 44.69889°N 73.45361°W / 44.69889; -73.45361
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1884 (1884)-1885, 1889
Built by	Brown Bros.
Architect	Cummings, M.F.
Architectural style	Italianate, Romanesque
MPS	Plattsburgh City MRA
NRHP reference No.	82001101 [1]
NYSRHP No.	01940.000238
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 12, 1982
Designated NYSRHP	November 12, 1982

The Clinton County Courthouse Complex is a historic county government and courthouse site located at 135 Margaret Street in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. The main courthouse was constructed in 1889. It is a two-story, ashlar stone and brick Richardsonian Romanesque style building. It has a hipped roof and rock-faced arched openings. It features a large, square central tower with an open campanile and pyramidal roof. The associated Surrogate's Building was built in 1884–1885, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick building with a bracketed cornice with Renaissance style detail. ^[2]

The courthouse complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1982. ^[1]

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Clinton County, New York

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. K.R. McHugh and Russ Bordeau (July 1978). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Clinton County Courthouse Complex. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)