Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail

Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail

Kittanning Courthouse, October 2007
Location E. Market St., Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°48′59″N 79°31′0″W / 40.81639°N 79.51667°W / 40.81639; -79.51667Coordinates: 40°48′59″N 79°31′0″W / 40.81639°N 79.51667°W / 40.81639; -79.51667
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1860
Built by Hulings & Dickey
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 81000526[1]
Added to NRHP November 1, 1981

Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse complex located at Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The courthouse was built between 1858 and 1860, and is a two-story, brick and stone building measuring 105 feet by 65 feet. It has a hipped roof topped by an octagonal cupola and bell. It features a portico with four Corinthian order columns in Greek Revival style. A three-story rear addition was built in 1951-1953. The jail building was built between 1870 and 1873. It is constructed of stone, brick, and iron, and measures 114 feet by 50 feet, with a 96 feet tall tower. The building once housed 24, 8 foot by 13 foot cells.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

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 Lorraine Allen (1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.


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