Butler County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
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| Butler County Courthouse | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Butler, Pennsylvania |
| Built/Founded: | 1885 |
| Architect: | James P. Bailey, R.B. Taylor |
| Added to NRHP: | September 15, 1977 |
| NRHP Reference#: | #77001132 [1] |
The Butler County Courthouse is a government building of Butler County located in the county seat, Butler, Pennsylvania.
The current structure is the third courthouse to have been built for the county. James P. Bailey, who was responsible for the construction of Old Main at Geneva College became the architect of the new courthouse after the second one was destroyed by a fire in 1883. Bailey's courthouse still stands today, and is currently the tallest structure in downtown Butler.
The Butler County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-12-08).
