Warren County Courthouse (New Jersey)

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Warren County Courthouse
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Warren County Courthouse, 2016
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Location413 Second Street
Belvidere, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates 40°49′39″N75°04′35″W / 40.82750°N 75.07639°W / 40.82750; -75.07639 Coordinates: 40°49′39″N75°04′35″W / 40.82750°N 75.07639°W / 40.82750; -75.07639
Built1826 (1826)
Part of Belvidere Historic District (ID80002525 [1] )
NJRHP No.2747 [2]
Significant dates
Designated CPOctober 3, 1980
Designated NJRHPApril 27, 1978

The Warren County Courthouse is in Belvidere, the county seat of Warren County, New Jersey. [3] It is part of the 13th vicinage. [4]

It was built 1826 by L. H. Lewis [5] on land donated by Garret Dorset Wall. [6] It was renovated in 1953 and expanded with an addition in 1961. [7]

It is a contributing property to the Belvidere Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1980. [8]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 13, 2018. p. 1.
  3. "New Jersey Courts: Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren". State of New Jersey Department of Judiciary. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. "Vicinage". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. "Warren". Courthouse History: New Jersey. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. "Warren County Courthouse - Belvidere, NJ". Waymarking. 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. Deacon, John. "American Courthouses". www.courthouses.co. Retrieved 15 October 2017. The building was completely renovated in 1953. The architect was Louis Hajdu of Alpha. An addition was constructed in 1961.
  8. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belvidere Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved October 4, 2018. With accompanying pictures