Sullivan County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)

Sullivan County Courthouse
Front of the courthouse
Sullivan County Courthouse (Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Sullivan County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
Sullivan County Courthouse (Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Sullivan County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
Map
Interactive map showing the location of Sullivan County Courthouse
LocationMain and Muncy Sts., Laporte, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°25′25″N 76°29′39″W / 41.42361°N 76.49417°W / 41.42361; -76.49417
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1894 (1894)
ArchitectWagner & Reitmeyer
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.78002472[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1978

The Sullivan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building in downtown Laporte, Pennsylvania, United States. Built in 1894, this Romanesque Revival courthouse is a rectangular building measuring approximately 92 feet by 60 feet, built of brick with a slate roof. Since its construction, it has been the most prominent building in Sullivan County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

The building is located in the smallest and highest county seat in Pennsylvania,[3] at an elevation of over 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level.[4]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Crabtree, Thomas C. (1977). "Sullivan County Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference livingplaces was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, archived from the original on December 27, 2013, retrieved December 25, 2013