Lancaster County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)

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Lancaster County Courthouse
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Lancaster County Courthouse, August 2011
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Lancaster County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
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Location50 N. Duke St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′18″N76°18′15″W / 40.03833°N 76.30417°W / 40.03833; -76.30417
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1852–1855, 1896–1898, 1926–1927
ArchitectSloan, Samuel; Warner, James H.; Urban, C. Emlen
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 78002415 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1978
Designated PHMCJune 11, 1951 [2]

The Lancaster County Courthouse is an historic, American courthouse building that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and is a contributing property to the Lancaster Historic District. [1]

History and architectural features

The original building was built between 1852 and 1855 and was designed by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan (1815–1884). The north wing was added between 1896 and 1898; the low flanking wings on either side of the exterior staircase were added between 1926 and 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] [4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and is a contributing property to the Lancaster Historic District. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.
  4. Behling, Robert M. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historical Places. Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 25, 2012.