Chester County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)

Chester County Courthouse
Chester County Courthouse, August 2015
Chester County Courthouse (Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Chester County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
Chester County Courthouse (Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Chester County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
Location2 North High Street,
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′35.5″N 75°36′18″W / 39.959861°N 75.60500°W / 39.959861; -75.60500
Area~3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1846
ArchitectThomas U. Walter
Architectural styleGeorgian,
Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.72001109[1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1972

The Chester County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in the county seat of West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1846 at a cost of $55,346 and was designed by Thomas U. Walter. Walter also designed the dome of the United States Capitol. An addition, designed by T. Roney Williamson and constructed from Indiana Limestone, was added in 1893. Another addition was added in 1966.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1972, and located in the West Chester Downtown Historic District.[1] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in July 1958.[2]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. To obtain data, follow instructions on site. Note: files can only be accessed on 32-bit systems.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference habs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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