Old Allegany County Courthouse
Encyclopedia
Old Allegany County Courthouse is a historic courthouse
located at Angelica
in Allegany County, New York
. It was built in 1819 and used until 1892, when the county seat was moved to Belmont, New York
. Since then, it has been used as school rooms, church, gymnasium, polling place, and as town offices for the town of Angelica. It is located within the Angelica Park Circle Historic District
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1972.
Courthouse
A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
located at Angelica
Angelica (village), New York
Angelica is a village in Allegany County, New York, USA. The population was 903 at the 2000 census. The village and the town are named after Angelica Church, a daughter of General Philip Schuyler and wife of John Barker Church....
in Allegany County, New York
Allegany County, New York
Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,946. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegheny River. Its county seat is...
. It was built in 1819 and used until 1892, when the county seat was moved to Belmont, New York
Belmont, New York
Belmont is a village within the Town of Amity which is in Allegany County, New York, USA. Belmont is the county seat of Allegany County. The population was 952 at the 2000 census. The name means beautiful hill....
. Since then, it has been used as school rooms, church, gymnasium, polling place, and as town offices for the town of Angelica. It is located within the Angelica Park Circle Historic District
Angelica Park Circle Historic District
Angelica Park Circle Historic District is a national historic district located at Angelica in Allegany County, New York. The district consists of and includes 97 contributing buildings. The district encompasses the villages most noteworthy buildings including the octagonal village green and county...
.
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...
in 1972.