Luzerne County Courthouse

Luzerne County Courthouse

Luzerne County Courthouse, October 2009
Location N. River St., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°15′5″N 75°52′46″W / 41.25139°N 75.87944°W / 41.25139; -75.87944Coordinates: 41°15′5″N 75°52′46″W / 41.25139°N 75.87944°W / 41.25139; -75.87944
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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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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