Luzerne County Courthouse
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Luzerne County Courthouse | |
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Luzerne County Courthouse, October 2009 | |
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| Location | N. River St., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°15′5″N 75°52′46″W / 41.25139°N 75.87944°WCoordinates: 41°15′5″N 75°52′46″W / 41.25139°N 75.87944°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1906-1909 |
| Architect | Osterling, F.J. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 80003566[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1980 |
Luzerne County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted architect Frederick John Osterling (1865 – 1934) and built between 1906 and 1909. It is a cruciform plan building in the Classical Revival style, with a domed central rotunda 53 feet in diameter. It is built of Ohio sandstone, reinforced concrete, and terra cotta.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
In 2013
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Gary F. Lamont (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Luzerne County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-13.
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