Clinton County Courthouse Complex

Clinton County Courthouse Complex
Location 135 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, New York
Coordinates 44°41′56″N 73°27′13″W / 44.69889°N 73.45361°W / 44.69889; -73.45361Coordinates: 44°41′56″N 73°27′13″W / 44.69889°N 73.45361°W / 44.69889; -73.45361
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1884 (1884)-1885, 1889
Built by Brown Bros.
Architect Cummings, M.F.
Architectural style Italianate, Romanesque
MPS Plattsburgh City MRA
NRHP Reference # 82001101[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 1982

The Clinton County Courthouse Complex is a historic county government and courthouse site located at 135 Margaret Street in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. The main courthouse was constructed in 1889. It is a two-story, ashlar stone and brick Richardsonian Romanesque style building. It has a hipped roof and rock-faced arched openings. It features a large, square central tower with an open campanile and pyramidal roof. The associated Surrogate's Building was built in 1884-1885, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick building with a bracketed cornice with Renaissance style detail.[2]

The courthouse complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1982.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes K.R. McHugh; Russ Bordeau; Julie Robinson (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Clinton County Courthouse Complex" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01.


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