Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail

United States historic place


Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Kittanning Courthouse, 2012
40°48′59″N 79°31′0″W / 40.81639°N 79.51667°W / 40.81639; -79.51667
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1860
Built by	Hulings & Dickey
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	81000526^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 1, 1981

Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse complex located at Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The courthouse was built between 1858 and 1860, and is a two-story, brick and stone building measuring 105 feet by 65 feet. It has a hipped roof topped by an octagonal cupola and bell. It features a portico with four Corinthian order columns in Greek Revival style. A three-story rear addition was built in 1951-1953. The jail building was built between 1870 and 1873. It is constructed of stone, brick, and iron, and measures 114 feet by 50 feet, with a 96 feet tall tower. The building once housed 24, 8 foot by 13 foot cells.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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 2012-08-23. Note: This includes Lorraine Allen (1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.