Old Union County Courthouse (Pennsylvania) Explained

Old Union County Courthouse
Location:Market and Vine Sts., New Berlin, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.8786°N -76.9867°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Old Union County Courthouse
Built:1815, 1855-1857
Architecture:Federal
Added:November 9, 1972
Refnum:72001179

The Old Union County Courthouse is an historic, American courthouse that is located at Vine and Market Streets in New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

History and architectural features

Built in 1815 and renovated between 1855 and 1857 in order to convert the building to a schoolhouse, it was used as a school until 1952, and is a -story, brick building that is three bays wide and four bays deep with a gable roof. The roof features a center cupola.[1]

It now houses the New Berlin Heritage Museum, also known as the New Berlin Post Office and the Courthouse Museum. The museum is open by appointment and on New Berlin Day, a street festival held each year at the end of August.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000825_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Union County Courthouse]. 2012-06-03. Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks. PDF. January 1972.
  2. http://www.newberlinpa.com/ New Berlin Day