Old Union County Courthouse (New Berlin, Pennsylvania)

Old Union County Courthouse

The building in December 2012
Location Market and Vine Sts., New Berlin, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°52′43″N 76°59′12″W / 40.87861°N 76.98667°W / 40.87861; -76.98667Coordinates: 40°52′43″N 76°59′12″W / 40.87861°N 76.98667°W / 40.87861; -76.98667
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1815, 1855-1857
Architectural style Other, Classical
NRHP Reference # 72001179[1]
Added to NRHP November 9, 1972

Old Union County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Vine and Market Streets in New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1815, and renovated in 1855-1857, to convert it to a schoolhouse. It is a 2 1/2-story, brick building, three bays wide and four bays deep with a gable roof. The roof features a center cupola. It was used as a school until 1952.[2]

It now houses the New Berlin Heritage Museum, also known as the New Berlin Post Office and the Courthouse Museum. The museum is open by appointment and on New Berlin Day, a street festival held each year at the end of August.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

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  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 Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (January 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Union County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  3. ↑ http://www.newberlinpa.com/ New Berlin Day


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