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Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail

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Built
  
1860

NRHP Reference #
  
81000526

Area
  
4,000 m²

Built by
  
Hulings & Dickey

Opened
  
1860

Added to NRHP
  
1 November 1981

Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail

Location
  
E. Market St., Kittanning, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival architecture

Similar
  
Perry County Courthouse, Clearfield County Courthouse, Adams County Courthouse, Luzerne County Courthouse, Blair County Courthouse

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.

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

References

Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail Wikipedia