Justice Court Building Explained

Justice Court Building
Location:Jct. of Town Path Ext. and Glen Cove Hwy., Glen Cove, New York
Coordinates:40.8622°N -73.6261°W
Built:1907
Architect:Eidlitz & McKenzie
Architecture:Dutch Colonial Revival
Added:April 26, 1990
Refnum:90000691

The Justice Court Building is a historic court and municipal building located in Glen Cove in Nassau County, New York. Built for the city between 1907 and 1909, it was designed by the architect Stephen F. Voorhees (1878–1965) of Eidlitz & McKenzie. The 3-story, rectangular red brick building has a steeply pitched roof covered with green clay tile. A -story rear addition was built in 1923, used for some time as a jail. It is decorated with ceramic-glazed moldings and molded terra cotta decoration and exhibits features of the Dutch Colonial Revival or Collegiate Gothic style. It features a square bell tower. The former rectory contains the museum and is a 2-story rectangular building in the Tudor Revival style.[1]

The building on Glen Street was used for the court, city hall and later as police headquarters. In the early decades, the Women's Exchange was located just to the west of the building; the group raised money to provide social services.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It has been acquired by the North Shore Historical Museum, which plans to renovate the building for use as a museum.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Justice Court Building. March 1990. 2010-11-20 . Robert D. Kuhn. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.
  2. http://northshorehistoricalmuseum.org/about.php North Shore Historical Museum