Union County Courthouse (New Jersey)

Union County Courthouse
General information
Type Government
Construction started 1925
Completed 1931
Cost $1,200,000
Owner Union County, New Jersey
Height
Roof 72.54 m (238.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 17
Lifts/elevators 3
Design and construction
Architect Oakley and Son
References

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Mid-Town Historic District
NRHP Reference # 95001143
NJRHP # 2665[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 5, 1995
Designated NJRHP September 29, 1994

The Union County Courthouse is the county courthouse for Union County, New Jersey located in the county seat of Elizabeth.[7] The 17 story, 238 ft (73 m) tall Neoclassical building, completed in 1931, is the tallest in the city.[1][8] It is a contributing property to the Mid-Town Historic District.[6]

According to a Who's Who directory, the courthouse was designed by architect Albert Randolph Ross.[9] According to Emporis, the 17-story tower building was designed by Oakley and Son. The courthouse complex includes a 3-story portion,[5] a 7-story annex building,[2] a 5-story annex building[4] and an 8-story court rooms addition building.[3]

As of May, 2015, peregrine falcons had been nesting on the courthouse for ten years.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Union County Courthouse". Emporis. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  2. 1 2 "Union County Courthouse Annex". Emporis. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  3. 1 2 "Union County Courthouse Court Rooms Addition". Emporis. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  4. 1 2 "Union County Courthouse Annex". Emporis. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  5. 1 2 "Union County Courthouse". Emporis. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  6. 1 2 "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Union County". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  7. ↑ "Union Courthouse". New Jersey Courts. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  8. ↑ Rajoppi, Joanne. "History of the Union County Courthouse". Union County Clerk. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  9. ↑ John William Leonard, Albert Nelson Marquis. Who's who in America, Volume 4: Albert Randolph Ross.
  10. ↑ "Press Release: Peregrine Falcon Chicks Born Above Union County Courthouse". Union County, New Jersey. May 21, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
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