Built 1858 Designated PHMC September 01, 1954 Area 4,000 m² Architectural style Italianate architecture Architect Stephen Decatur Button | NRHP Reference # 74001728 Opened 1858 Phone +1 717-337-9846 Added to NRHP 1 October 1974 | |
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Location Baltimore and W. Middle Sts., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Address 117 Balti St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, USA Similar Blair County Courthouse, Butler County Courthouse, Bradford County Courthouse, Cambria County Courthouse, Clearfield County Courthouse | ||
The Adams County Courthouse is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The building was built in 1858, first occupied in 1859, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974.
The architect was Stephen Decatur Button of Philadelphia. John R. Turner of Carlisle constructed the building. The building is two stories high, three bays wide, six bays deep and constructed of red brick, which was originally painted gray. Rear wings were added in 1895. A large clock tower reaches about 70 feet (21 m) above ground level. During the Battle of Gettysburg the building served as both a command post and as a hospital, for both Union and Confederate armies.
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Adams County Courthouse (Pennsylvania) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA