Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse, also known as the Carbondale Municipal Building, is a historic city hall and courthouse building located at Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1892–1894, and is a brick and bluestone building in the Romanesque-style. It consists of five-story, square, corner tower; three-story wing; and two-story brick wing. The three-story wing, along with the tower, houses the Carbondale City Hall. It features a massive, half-circle primary entrance and rusticated stone and brick turrets. The two-story wing was built in 1859 as the courthouse, and incorporated into the new building.[2]
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| Location | One N. Main St., Carbondale, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°34′20″N 75°30′13″W / 41.57222°N 75.50361°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1859, 1892-1894 |
| Architect | T. I. Lacey & Son |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002248[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 6, 1983 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
The building's third floor houses the Carbondale Historical Society and Museum.
References
edit- ^ 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 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-01-02. Note: This includes S. Robert Powell (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.