Blair County Courthouse

Blair County Courthouse

Blair County Courthouse, April 2010
Location 423 Allegheny St., Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°25′49″N 78°23′33″W / 40.43028°N 78.39250°W / 40.43028; -78.39250Coordinates: 40°25′49″N 78°23′33″W / 40.43028°N 78.39250°W / 40.43028; -78.39250
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1876, 1906
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 76001606[1]
Added to NRHP June 17, 1976

Blair County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building located at Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1875-1876, and is a "T" shaped stone building in the Gothic Revival style. The entrance is flanked by two square, three-story towers with truncated pyramidal roofs. The building generally features elaborate stonework and a five-story clock tower topped by a tall stone spire. A three-story rear addition was built in 1906.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes William K. Watson (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Blair County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.

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