Fulton County Courthouse (Johnstown, New York)
Fulton County Courthouse | |
Fulton County Courthouse, August 2005 | |
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Location | N. William St., Johnstown, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°0′24″N 74°22′32″W / 43.00667°N 74.37556°WCoordinates: 43°0′24″N 74°22′32″W / 43.00667°N 74.37556°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1773 |
Architect | Fuller, Samuel; Et al. |
Architectural style | Georgian, Late Georgian |
NRHP Reference # | 72000841[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 1972 |
Fulton County Courthouse, originally known as Tryon County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse building located at Johnstown in Fulton County, New York. It was built in 1772–1773 and is a Late Georgian style public building. It is a 1 1⁄2-story brick structure, five bays wide and three bays deep. It features a bellcast gable roof with a cupola dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715–1774) contributed £500 toward the construction of the building.[2] It is the oldest existing Court House in the State of New York and one of the oldest in the Nation still being used as a Court House today.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ T. Robins Brown (February 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fulton County Courthouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-07-20. See also: "Accompanying photo".
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-3139, "Old Courthouse, North William Street, Johnstown, Fulton County, NY", 3 photos, 2 data pages, supplemental material
- Fulton County Court House, The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York
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