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It is the third oldest courthouse still in use in the United States. This courthouse was the local county seat of lawyer and patriot Patrick Henry. [9] It was in this courthouse that Patrick Henry argued the case of the Parson's Cause in 1763. [10]
The Chester Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Chester, Pennsylvania that served as the Chester County courthouse from 1724 to 1789, the Delaware County courthouse from 1789 to 1850 and the City Hall for the city of Chester. It was built in 1724 and is the oldest public building still standing in the United States. [3]
The original courthouse structure was constructed in 1725; it is the oldest courthouse building in continuous use in the United States. The courthouse is constructed of brick laid in Flemish bond. In 1840 the courthouse was enlarged and a brick wall was erected to enclose the court green and to keep livestock and poultry away
The "Old Courthouse", or "Greensburg Courthouse" in Greensburg, Kentucky, built during 1802–04, is the oldest courthouse west of the Alleghenies. Future Kentucky governor Thomas Metcalfe was one of the builders. It is included in the Downtown Greensburg Historic District.
Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse: Buffalo: Niagara Square: W.D.N.Y. 2011–present Upon completion, the building was the most expensive government building in the history of Western New York: Robert H. Jackson United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Ontario County Court House
This is a list of former and current non-federal courthouses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each of the 67 counties in the Commonwealth has a city or borough designated as the county seat where the county government resides, including a county courthouse for the court of general jurisdiction, the Court of Common Pleas. Other courthouses are used by the three state-wide appellate courts ...
The New Castle Court House Museum is the center of a circle with a 12-mile radius that defines most of the border between the states of Delaware and Pennsylvania and parts of the borders between Delaware and New Jersey and Maryland. [3] It is one of the oldest courthouses in the United States and has
The Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse, also known as the U.S. Post Office and Customhouse, is a historic custom house, post office and courthouse located in Richmond, Virginia. Originally constructed in 1858, it was for decades a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the United ...