Lancaster County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)

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Lancaster County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Lancaster County Courthouse, August 2011
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Location	43 E. King St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°2′18″N 76°18′15″W / 40.03833°N 76.30417°W / 40.03833; -76.30417Coordinates: 40°2′18″N 76°18′15″W / 40.03833°N 76.30417°W / 40.03833; -76.30417
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1852-1855, 1896-1898, 1926-1927
Architect	Sloan, Samuel; Warner, James H.; Urban, C. Emlen
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	78002415^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1978
Designated PHMC	June 11, 1951^[2]

Lancaster County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The original building was built between 1852 and 1855. The original building was designed by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan (1815–1884). The north wing was added between 1896 and 1898, and low flanking wings on either side of the exterior staircase were added in 1926-1927. These later additions were designed by Lancaster architects James H. Warner and C. Emlen Urban, respectively. It is an important example of the Romanesque Revival style.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is a contributing property to the Lancaster Historic District.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert M. Behling (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.

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