Potter County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Potter County Courthouse
| nrhp_type = cp
| nocat = yes
| image = Pottercourthousecoudersport.jpg
| caption =
| location = East 2nd Street,
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
| coordinates = {{coord|41|46|28|N|78|1|14|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Pennsylvania
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = building
| mapframe-zoom = 12
|mapframe-caption = Interactive map showing the location of Potter County Courthouse
| area =
| built = 1851
| architect = William Bell
| architecture = Greek Revival
| added = February 24, 1975
| partof = Coudersport Historic District
| designated_nrhp_type = May 9, 1985
| partof_refnum = 85000997
| refnum = 75001664{{NRISref|2009a}}
}}
The Potter County Courthouse is the primary government building of Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Coudersport Historic District in the Potter county seat of Coudersport, it was added the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1975. The courthouse is a Greek Revival structure with some Victorian elements blended into it.
History
The Potter County Courthouse was designed by William Bell of Warren County, with the construction beginning in 1851 and being completed in 1853.{{cite web |last=Currin |first=Robert K |author2=David M. Berman |title=Potter County Courthouse |work=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form |url=http://www.arch.state.pa.us/pdfs/H000932_01B.pdf |date=October 1974 |accessdate=April 8, 2009 |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111132437/http://www.arch.state.pa.us/pdfs/H000932_01B.pdf |url-status=dead }} In 1888, the roof of the courthouse was altered, leading to controversary over the "squandering" of tax money on a relatively new courthouse. The courthouse was renovated by the Civil Works Administration in the winter of 1933–34.
See also
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Category:Government buildings completed in 1853
Category:County courthouses in Pennsylvania
Category:Greek Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Category:Buildings and structures in Potter County, Pennsylvania
Category:Clock towers in Pennsylvania
Category:1853 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Potter County, Pennsylvania
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