Old Sullivan County Courthouse
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Sullivan County Courthouse | |
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| Location | Court Sq., Newport, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°21′52″N 72°10′21″W / 43.36444°N 72.17250°WCoordinates: 43°21′52″N 72°10′21″W / 43.36444°N 72.17250°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Part of | Newport Downtown Historic District (#85001201) |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000178[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1973 |
| Designated CP | June 6, 1985 |
The Old Sullivan County Courthouse was the first county courthouse of Sullivan County, New Hampshire. It is a 2-1/2 story Federal-style brick building in downtown Newport, the county seat, located on a hill above Main Street and behind a cluster of later civic buildings. It was built in 1825-26 (prior to the establishment of Sullivan County, which occurred in 1827) with funding from the town, and was instrumental in the choice of Newport as the new county's seat. The building served as a county court and town hall until 1873. It was used by the town as a school until 1896, when it was leased to the local Grange chapter.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as "Sullivan County Courthouse") in 1985.[1]
See also
- Newport Opera House, also used as a county courthouse
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Sullivan County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
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