Chester County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)
Encyclopedia
The Chester County Courthouse is a government building of Chester County
located in the county seat
of West Chester, Pennsylvania
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on June 5, 1972. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey
in July 1958.
. Walter also designed the dome of the United States Capitol
. A 50 by 135 ft (15.2 by 41.1 ) addition, designed by T. Roney Williamson and constructed from Indiana Limestone
, was added in 1893. Another addition was added in 1966.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
located in the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 5, 1972. It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey
Historic American Buildings Survey
The Historic American Buildings Survey , Historic American Engineering Record , and Historic American Landscapes Survey are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consists of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written...
in July 1958.
History
The Chester County Courthouse was built in 1846 at a cost of $55,346 and was designed by Thomas U. WalterThomas U. Walter
Thomas Ustick Walter of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was an American architect, the dean of American architecture between the 1820 death of Benjamin Latrobe and the emergence of H.H. Richardson in the 1870s...
. Walter also designed the dome of the United States Capitol
United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, the legislature of the federal government of the United States. Located in Washington, D.C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall...
. A 50 by 135 ft (15.2 by 41.1 ) addition, designed by T. Roney Williamson and constructed from Indiana Limestone
Indiana Limestone
Indiana Limestone, also known as Bedford Limestone is a common regional term for Salem limestone, a geological formation primarily quarried in south central Indiana between Bloomington and Bedford....
, was added in 1893. Another addition was added in 1966.