Old Lehigh County Courthouse

Old Lehigh County Courthouse

Old Lehigh County Courthouse, October 2011
Location 503 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°36′13″N 75°28′4″W / 40.60361°N 75.46778°W / 40.60361; -75.46778Coordinates: 40°36′13″N 75°28′4″W / 40.60361°N 75.46778°W / 40.60361; -75.46778
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1819
Architect Culver, Eber; Ashbach, Gustav A.
Architectural style Beaux-Arts, Italianate, Federal
NRHP Reference # 81000550[1]
Added to NRHP September 11, 1981

Old Lehigh County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built between 1814 and 1819, and was a 2 1/2-story, stone building with a hipped roof. It was remodeled and enlarged in 1864 in the Italianate style. An addition on the west was added in 1880-1881, and the addition to the north was built in 1914-1916, in the Beaux-Arts style.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

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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 Mahlon H. Hellerich (September 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Lehigh County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-04.
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