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Centre County Courthouse

United States historic place


Centre County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Centre County Courthouse, April 2009
40°54′44″N 77°46′37″W / 40.91222°N 77.77694°W / 40.91222; -77.77694
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1805, 1835, 1854-55, 1909, 1963-64
Built by	George W. Tate (1854-55 extension)
Architect	Newman & Harris (1909 extension)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	76001618^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1976

The Centre County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located in the Bellefonte Historic District in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[2]

History and features

The original section of the courthouse was built in 1805, with additions and / or remodeling in 1835, 1854–55, 1909, and 1963–64. It is a rectangular brick building on a stone foundation, measuring 135 feet long by 60 feet wide.

The building is faced in stucco and has a gable roof topped by a cupola. It features a Greek Revival style entry porch with eight 26 foot high smooth faced columns with Ionic order capitals. The porch was added in 1835.^[2]

Located in the Bellefonte Historic District, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

In June 2012, it was the site of the trial of Jerry Sandusky in the Penn State sex abuse scandal.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-07. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Centre County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-07.