Bradford County Courthouse
Bradford County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1896 and 1898, and is a four-story, cruciform shaped building, with Classical Revival and Renaissance Revival-style design influences. It has rusticated sandstone exterior walls and a 50-foot diameter octagonal dome atop the roof. It features an entrance portico supported by Tuscan order columns. Also on the property is a modest two-story brick annex building that was built in 1847-1848. Also on the property is a large soldiers' monument, erected about 1905.[2]
Bradford County Courthouse | |
 Bradford County Courthouse, November 2009 | |
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| Location | 301 Main St., Towanda, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°45′59″N 76°26′21″W |
| Area | 4.7 acres (1.9 ha) |
| Built | 1847-1848, 1896-1898, c. 1905 |
| Built by | Bradley, Thomas |
| Architect | Lehman & Schmitt |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003573[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 6, 1987 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
Gallery
Bradford County Soldiers Memorial, November 2009
References
- "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 Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Michael J. Hufnagle and William Sisson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bradford County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.
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