Dauphin County Courthouse
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| name = Dauphin County Courthouse
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| image = Dauphin County Courthouse.jpg
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| location = Front and Market Sts,
Harrisburg, PA
| coordinates = {{coord|40|15|30|N|76|52|57|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Pennsylvania
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| mapframe-marker = building
| mapframe-zoom = 12
|mapframe-caption = Interactive map showing the location of Dauphin County Courthouse
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| built = 1942
| architect = Lawrie and Green
C. Paul Jennewein
| architecture = Stripped Classical
| added = August 2, 1993
| refnum = 93000723{{NRISref|2008a}}
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The Dauphin County Courthouse is a government building of Dauphin County located in the county seat, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 1993.
History
The current building is the third county courthouse built in Dauphin County. The first courthouse was built in 1792 at Market and Court Streets.{{cite web |date=January 1993 |url=http://www.arch.state.pa.us/pdfs/H079179_01B.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dauphin County Courthouse |access-date=November 13, 2008 |first=Carl A. |last=Dickson }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} The first courthouse was removed in 1860 and the second was built in its location. The second building was removed in 1948. Plans were drawn up for a new courthouse in 1938 due to complaints about the deteriorating conditions of the building. The current courthouse was designed in 1940 by the Harrisburg architectural firm Lawrie and Green. It was completed in 1942. The interior artwork was done by sculptor C. Paul Jennewein.
See also
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
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Category:County courthouses in Pennsylvania
Category:Buildings and structures in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Category:Government buildings completed in 1942
Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Category:1942 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:1940s architecture in the United States
Category:Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
Category:Stripped Classical architecture in the United States