Mifflin County Courthouse

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Mifflin County Historic Courthouse
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Mifflin County Courthouse
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Location1 W. Market St., Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°35′51″N77°34′32″W / 40.59750°N 77.57556°W / 40.59750; -77.57556
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1842-1843, 1878
ArchitectHolman & Simon; Ziegler,Daniel
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 76001649 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1976

The Mifflin County Historic Courthouse is an historic, American courthouse building that is located in Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.

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The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

History and architectural features

Built between 1842 and 1843, this historic structure is a two-and-one-half-story, brick building that was designed in the Greek Revival style, and is three-bays wide. The original building measured forty-eight feet by eighty-two feet. It was enlarged by forty-eight feet to the rear in 1878. It features a pedimented entryway with two engaged pilasters and prominent cupola. [2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

The courthouse has been updated and restored, with the second floor courtroom restored to a late nineteenth-century appearance. An elevator was installed during the 1979 restoration, for accessibility to the courtroom. [3] The building features large art works of local significance, and hosts the offices of the Mifflin County Historical Society, the Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau.

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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. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes David M. Berman (March 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mifflin County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  3. "The Historic Courthouse". Mifflin County Historical Society. Retrieved 1 October 2014.