Passaic County Court House Explained

The Passaic County Court House complex is located at the seat of Passaic County, New Jersey in Paterson.[1] [2]

Old Passaic County Courthouse and Annex

Passaic County Court House and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Location:73-87, 63-65 Hamilton Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
Coordinates:40.9139°N -74.1711°W
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Architecture:Beaux Arts, Renaissance Revival
Added:July 21, 2015
Refnum:15000443
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:May 28, 2015
Designated Other1 Number:5441[3]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
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The Old Passaic County Court House and Annex are located at 71 and 63-65 Hamilton Street, respectively.[4] [5] The Passaic County Court House was constructed between 1898 and 1903. It was designed by architect Samuel Burrage Reed and is an excellent example of Classical Revival architecture. The Court House Annex was constructed in 1899 as the United States Post Office following a design of architect Fred Wesley Wentworth in the Dutch Baroque Revival style. The county acquired the building in 1936 and the building was re-dedicated as the Passaic County Administration Building and annexed to the adjacent county court house.

In October 2012, the buildings were determined to be eligible for the state and federal registers of historic places. The New Jersey State historic preservation office made a grant of $20,000 to prepare nominations for listing.[5] The main entrance of the old courthouse which had fallen into disrepair was restored, reopening in 2014.[6] They were listed in 2015.

Passaic County Court House and Administration Building

The Passaic County Court House is located at 77 Hamilton Street,[7] was constructed in 1968. to house the courts and administration of the county[8] The new adjacent Passaic County Administration Building, built in 1994, is located at 401 Grand Street.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Passaic County Courthouse/Administration Complex . Emporis . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018171654/http://www.emporis.com/complex/passaic-county-courthouse-administrative-building-complex-paterson-nj-usa . dead . October 18, 2014 . 2014-10-10.
  2. Web site: Facilities Plan Phase i: Inventory and Needs Assessment . Passaic County Planning Department . May 23, 2011 . 2014-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141122054049/http://www.passaiccountynj.org/DocumentCenter/View/418 . November 22, 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Passaic County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 12 . 10 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Old Passaic County Courthouse . Emporis . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018172029/http://www.emporis.com/building/oldpassaiccountycourthouse-paterson-nj-usa . dead . October 18, 2014 . 2014-10-10.
  5. News: Passaic County Court House and Annex . New Jersey Historic Trust . 2014-10-10.
  6. May 2014 . Chief Justice Stuart Rabner to Speak at Grand Reopening Ceremony for the Entrance to the Historic Passaic County Court House .
  7. Web site: Index of /passaic/ . www.judiciary.state.nj.us . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030219013934/http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/passaic/ . 2003-02-19.
  8. Web site: Passaic County Courthouse . Emporis . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018171940/http://www.emporis.com/building/passaiccountycourthouse-paterson-nj-usa . dead . October 18, 2014 . 2014-10-10.