Old Union County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)

	Old Union County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The building in December 2012
	Interactive map showing the location of Old Union County Courthouse
Location	Market and Vine Sts., New Berlin, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°52′43″N 76°59′12″W / 40.87861°N 76.98667°W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1815, 1855-1857
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	72001179
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1972

The Old Union County Courthouse is an historic, American courthouse that is located at Vine and Market Streets in New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1815 and renovated between 1855 and 1857 in order to convert the building to a schoolhouse, it was used as a school until 1952, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick building that is three bays wide and four bays deep with a gable roof. The roof features a center cupola.^[2]

It now houses the New Berlin Heritage Museum, also known as the New Berlin Post Office and the Courthouse Museum. The museum is open by appointment and on New Berlin Day, a street festival held each year at the end of August.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (January 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Union County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.
^ http://www.newberlinpa.com/ New Berlin Day

External links

New Berlin Heritage Museum - Town of New Berlin

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (January 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Union County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.

[3] ttp://www.newberlinpa.com/ New Berlin Day

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