Mercer County Court House | |
Location | Roughly along Diamond, Erie and Pitt Sts., Mercer, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°13′37″N80°14′20″W / 41.22691°N 80.23899°W |
Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
Built | 1910-1911 |
Architect | Owsley & Boucherle et al. |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 98001369 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1998 |
The Mercer County Courthouse is an historic county courthouse that is located in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]
Designed by the noted Youngstown architectural firm of Owsley & Boucherle, this historic structure was built between 1910 and 1911. It is a three-story, rectangular, red brick and light sandstone building that was created in the Beaux-Arts style. It measures 180 feet wide and ninety-two feet deep, and features a tall bell and clock tower. Also located on the property are two contributing resources: the Mercer County Soldiers' Monument and old Mercer County Jail, or South Court House Annex. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]
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