Chester County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)

Chester County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	10 North High Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	39°57′35.5″N 75°36′18″W / 39.959861°N 75.605°W / 39.959861; -75.605Coordinates: 39°57′35.5″N 75°36′18″W / 39.959861°N 75.605°W / 39.959861; -75.605
Area:	~3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built:	1846
Architect:	Thomas U. Walter
Architectural style:	Georgian, Greek Revival
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	72001109[1]
Added to NRHP:	June 5, 1972

The Chester County Courthouse is a government building of Chester County located in the county seat of West Chester, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1972.^[1] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in July 1958.^[2]

History

The Chester County Courthouse was built in 1846 at a cost of $55,346 and was designed by Thomas U. Walter. ^[3] Walter also designed the dome of the United States Capitol. A 50 by 135 feet (15 × 41 m) addition, designed by T. Roney Williamson and constructed from Indiana Limestone, was added in 1893. Another addition was added in 1966.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Chester County, Pennsylvania

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 22, 2009. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2009. 
2. ^ Anderson, Bart (July 1958). "Chester County Courthouse". West Chester, PA: Historic American Buildings Survey. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/hh:@field(DOCID+@lit(PA0324)). Retrieved June 22, 2009. 
3. ^ http://dsf.chesco.org/chesco/cwp/view.asp?a=1492&q=617914