Lancaster County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
Lancaster County Courthouse | |
Pennsylvania state historical marker | |
 Lancaster County Courthouse, August 2011 | |
  Location within Pennsylvania  Location within the United States | |
Interactive map showing the location of Lancaster County Courthouse | |
| Location | 50 N. Duke St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°2′18″N 76°18′15″W / 40.03833°N 76.30417°W |
| 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 No. | 78002415[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1978 |
| Designated PHMC | June 11, 1951[2] |
The Lancaster County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and is a contributing property to the Lancaster Historic District.[1]
History and architectural features
The original building was built between 1852 and 1855 and was designed by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan (1815–1884). The north wing was added between 1896 and 1898; the low flanking wings on either side of the exterior staircase were added between 1926 and 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]
See also
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Behling, Robert M. (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Lancaster County Courthouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 24, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
Categories:
- County courthouses in Pennsylvania
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Government buildings completed in 1927
- Buildings and structures in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Samuel Sloan buildings