Mercer County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
Mercer County Court House | |
 Mercer County Courthouse, August 2010 | |
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| Location | Roughly along Diamond, Erie and Pitt Sts., Mercer, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°13′36″N 80°12′49″W / 41.22667°N 80.21361°W |
| Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
| Built | 1910-1911 |
| Architect | Owsley & Boucherle et al. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001369[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1998 |
The Mercer County Courthouse is an historic county courthouse that is located in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]Designed by the noted Youngstown architectural firm of Owsley & Boucherle, this historic structure was built between 1910 and 1911. It is a three-story, rectangular, red brick and light sandstone building that was created in the Beaux-Arts style. It measures 180 feet wide and ninety-two feet deep, and features a tall bell and clock tower. Also located on the property are two contributing resources: the Mercer County Soldiers' Monument and old Mercer County Jail, or South Court House Annex.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Charles Uhl (July 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mercer County Court House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- County courthouses in Pennsylvania
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Pennsylvania
- Government buildings completed in 1911
- Buildings and structures in Mercer County, Pennsylvania
- 1911 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, Pennsylvania