Old Lehigh County Courthouse

Old Lehigh County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built between 1814 and 1819, and was a 2 1/2-story, stone building with a hipped roof. It was remodeled and enlarged in 1864 in the Italianate style. An addition on the west was added in 1880–1881, and the addition to the north was built in 1914–1916, in the Beaux-Arts style.[2]

Old Lehigh County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old Lehigh County Courthouse, October 2011
Location	503 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°36′13″N 75°28′4″W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1819
Architect	Culver, Eber; Ashbach, Gustav A.
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts, Italianate, Federal
NRHP reference No.	81000550[1]
Added to NRHP	September 11, 1981

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

See also

• Historical and Notable Sites in Allentown, Pennsylvania
• List of state and county courthouses in Pennsylvania

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mahlon H. Hellerich (September 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Lehigh County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-04.