Old Union County Courthouse (New Berlin, Pennsylvania)
Old Union County Courthouse | |
The building in December 2012 | |
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Location | Market and Vine Sts., New Berlin, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°52′43″N 76°59′12″W / 40.87861°N 76.98667°WCoordinates: 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 | Other, Classical |
NRHP Reference # | 72001179[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 9, 1972 |
Old Union County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Vine and Market Streets in New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1815, and renovated in 1855-1857, to convert it to a schoolhouse. It is a 2 1/2-story, brick building, three bays wide and four bays deep with a gable roof. The roof features a center cupola. It was used as a school until 1952.[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
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- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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
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