Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse explained

Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse
Location:One N. Main St., Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:41.5722°N -75.5036°W
Built:1859, 1892-1894
Architect:T. I. Lacey & Son
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:January 6, 1983
Refnum:83002248

Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse, also known as the Carbondale Municipal Building, is a historic city hall and courthouse building located at Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1892–1894, and is a brick and bluestone building in the Romanesque-style. It consists of five-story, square, corner tower; three-story wing; and two-story brick wing. The three-story wing, along with the tower, houses the Carbondale City Hall. It features a massive, half-circle primary entrance and rusticated stone and brick turrets. The two-story wing was built in 1859 as the courthouse, and incorporated into the new building.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The building's third floor houses the Carbondale Historical Society and Museum.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-01-02. 2005-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20050914194407/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000674_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse]. 2012-01-02. S. Robert Powell. PDF. June 1982.