Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex
| nrhp_type =
| image = Susquehanna County County Seat.jpg
| caption = Susquehanna County Courthouse, March 2011
| location = Town Green, jct. of Public Ave. and Maple St., Montrose, Pennsylvania
| coordinates = {{coord|41|50|4|N|75|52|35|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = building
| mapframe-zoom = 12
|mapframe-caption = Interactive map showing the location of Susquehanna County Courthouse
| built = 1853-1854, 1867-1868
| builder = Frink, Avery; Boyd, W.H.
| architecture = Greek Revival
| added = June 28, 1996
| area = {{convert|10|acre}}
| refnum = 96000706
}}
The Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex, also known as the Susquehanna County Courthouse & Jail, is an historic, American courthouse complex that is located in Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of four contributing buildings, one contributing site (the Town Green), and four contributing objects (an 1887 American Civil War memorial, a 1915 monument to Galusha A. Grow (1822-1903), an early surveyor's marker, and a 1930s Veterans' memorial).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
History and architectural features
This complex is located on a four-acre plot that was donated to Montrose for public use in 1853.{{cite web|title=Bridgewater Township|url=http://www.susqcohistsoc.org/townships/bridgewater.htm|publisher=Susquehanna County Historical Society|access-date=10 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723235745/http://www.susqcohistsoc.org/townships/bridgewater.htm|archive-date=23 July 2014}} The original section of the courthouse was built in 1854-1855, and is a three bay by seven bay, two-story brick structure in the Greek Revival style. It features a pedimented portico with fluted Ionic order columns and five bay arcade at the first level. It has a shallow gable roof topped by an octagonal cupola. The building has been expanded five times; in 1883, 1902, 1950, 1954, and 1982. The original jail was built in 1853, with a brick addition made in 1973. It is a two-story, rectangular stone structure now known as the Susquehanna County Courthouse Annex. Appended to the Annex is a two-story brick building built in 1925, and originally a part of a now demolished school. The Jail of 1867-1868 is a three-story, stone building measuring 48 feet by 64 feet, and topped by a distinctive cupola. It has a red brick extension with stone trim and flat-topped and rounded windows.{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H097594_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex| accessdate = 2012-12-30| author = David L. Taylor| format = PDF| date= February 1996}}
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Gallery
File:Jail of 1867-1868 Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex Montrose PA Aug 09.jpg|Jail of 1867-1868, August 2009
File:Civil War memorial Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex Montrose PA Aug 09.jpg|Civil War memorial, August 2009
File:Monument to Galusha A. Grow Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex Montrose PA Aug 09.jpg|Monument to Galusha A. Grow, August 2009
File:Early surveyor's marker Susquehanna County Courthouse Complex Montrose PA Aug 09.jpg|Early surveyor's marker, August 2009
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Susquehanna County Courthouse}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
Category:County courthouses in Pennsylvania
Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Category:Greek Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Category:Residential buildings completed in 1854
Category:Buildings and structures in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Category:1854 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania