Bristol County Courthouse (Rhode Island)

Bristol County Courthouse
Location Bristol, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°39′48″N 71°16′17″W / 41.66333°N 71.27139°W / 41.66333; -71.27139Coordinates: 41°39′48″N 71°16′17″W / 41.66333°N 71.27139°W / 41.66333; -71.27139
Built 1816
Architect John Holden Greene; Howe & Church
Architectural style Federal
Part of Bristol Waterfront Historic District (#75000053)
NRHP Reference # 70000011 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 28, 1970
Designated CP March 18, 1975

The Bristol County Courthouse is an historic courthouse on High Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. The Federal style courthouse is believed to have been designed by John Holden Greene, or possibly Russell Warren, and built in 1816.[2] The building's structure is of stone, originally faced in brick, although that has since been stuccoed over. It was originally designed to house municipal offices as well as the courts, and was occasionally host to the state legislature, during a time when it was mandated to sit in a rotating series of locations.[3] In the 1930s it was restored by Providence architects Howe & Church.[4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Jordy, William H. Buildings of Rhode Island. 2004.
  3. "NRHP nomination for Bristol County Courthouse" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  4. Historic and Architectural Resources of Bristol, Rhode Island. 1990.


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