Union County Courthouse (New Jersey) Explained
| Union County Courthouse |
| Start Date: | 1925 |
| Completion Date: | 1931 |
| Building Type: | Government |
| Roof: | 72.54m (237.99feet) |
| Floor Count: | 17 |
| Elevator Count: | 3 |
| Cost: | $1,200,000 |
| Architect: | Oakley and Son |
| Owner: | Union County, New Jersey |
| References: | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] | Mid-Town Historic District | | Nocat: | yes | | Embed: | yes | | Nrhp Type: | cp | | Added: | October 5, 1995 | | Refnum: | 95001143 | | 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: | September 29, 1994 | | Designated Other1 Number: | 2665[6] | | Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom | | Designated Other1 Color: | - ffc94b
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The Union County Courthouse is the county courthouse for Union County, New Jersey located in the county seat of Elizabeth.[7] The 17 story, 238feet tall Neoclassical building, completed in 1931, is the tallest in the city.[1] [8] It is a contributing property to the Mid-Town Historic District.[6] The courthouse building with 17-story tower was designed by the architect Oakley and Son and completed in 1931. The courthouse complex includes a 3-story portion,[5] a 7-story annex building, built in 1927[2] a 5-story annex building, built in 1964[4] and an 8-story courtroom building, built in 1932.[3] As of May, 2015, peregrine falcons had been nesting on the courthouse.[9]
Earlier building
An earlier courthouse building was designed by the architects Ackerman and Ross. In May 1905, according to one newspaper, "The work of engraving two tablets at the marble entrance to the new courthouse is in progress. The tablet on the right will read 'Union County Courthouse Commenced February 1903; Completed April 1905...Architects, Ackerman & Ross..."[10]
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References
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Notes and References
- News: Union County Courthouse . Emporis . https://web.archive.org/web/20150514022131/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/123474/union-county-courthouse-tower-building-elizabeth-nj-usa . dead . May 14, 2015 . 2014-10-06.
- Web site: Union County Courthouse Annex . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806055046/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/388067/union-county-courthouse-annex-elizabeth-nj-usa . dead . August 6, 2016 . Emporis . 2016-11-13.
- Web site: Union County Courthouse Court Rooms Addition . https://web.archive.org/web/20161114170659/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/388070/union-county-courthouse-court-rooms-addition-elizabeth-nj-usa . dead . November 14, 2016 . Emporis . 2016-11-13.
- Web site: Union County Courthouse Annex . https://web.archive.org/web/20161114232021/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/388072/union-county-courthouse-annex-elizabeth-nj-usa . dead . November 14, 2016 . Emporis . 2016-11-13.
- Web site: Union County Courthouse . https://web.archive.org/web/20161114232016/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/388066/union-county-courthouse-elizabeth-nj-usa . dead . November 14, 2016 . Emporis . 2016-11-13.
- Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Union County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 2014-10-06.
- Web site: Union Courthouse . New Jersey Courts . 2014-10-06.
- Web site: Rajoppi . Joanne . History of the Union County Courthouse . Union County Clerk . 2014-10-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015190258/http://ucnj.org/union-county-history/union-county-court-house.htm . 2014-10-15 .
- News: Press Release: Peregrine Falcon Chicks Born Above Union County Courthouse . May 21, 2015 . Union County, New Jersey . November 13, 2016.
- The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey), May 4, 1905, page 2.
