Lawrence County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)


Lawrence County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lawrence County Courthouse, August 2009
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Location	Court St., New Castle, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°59′54″N 80°20′22″W / 40.99833°N 80.33944°W / 40.99833; -80.33944Coordinates: 40°59′54″N 80°20′22″W / 40.99833°N 80.33944°W / 40.99833; -80.33944
Area	less than one acre
Built	1850-1855
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	78002419^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 15, 1978

Lawrence County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built between 1850 and 1855, and is a two-story, six bay by three bay Greek Revival style structure. It features a portico with six Ionic order columns and a cupola. Major additions to the original structure were built in 1885-1886, 1914 (extended in 1939), and 1943-1944. A small addition to connect the 1885-1886 and 1914-1939 additions was built in 1947.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lawrence County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-05.

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National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Historic district	North Hill Historic District

Other properties	Banks Covered Bridge Lawrence County Courthouse McClelland Homestead McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge New Castle Armory Old Homestead S.R. Thompson House Scottish Rite Cathedral

Owner objected to listing	St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Wilroy Furnace

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and List of National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania

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