Lackawanna_County_Courthouse Knowpia

	Lackawanna County Courthouse and John Mitchell Monument
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Lackawanna County Courthouse, November 2009
Location	200 N. Washington Ave.,; Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°24′29″N 75°39′46″W / 41.40806°N 75.66278°W
Area	4.7 acres (1.9 ha)
Built	1884
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Romanesque
MPS	Anthracite--Related Resources of Northeastern Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.	97001257
Added to NRHP	November 5, 1997

The Lackawanna County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building that is located in Scranton,^[2] Lackawanna County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features edit

Built in 1884, this historic structure is a three-and-one-half-story, rectangular, masonry building, with a raised basement. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style, it was enlarged in 1896, with the addition of a third story and reconstruction of the roof to include a number of eclectic design elements. This building measures approximately 100 by 140 feet (30 by 43 m) and features a five-story clock tower. The roof of the structure is covered with Conosera tile produced by Ludowici.^[3] A courthouse wing was built in 1964.

This courthouse was the site of the first session of the 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, along with the monument to John Mitchell.^[1]

John Mitchell Monument edit

The monument to John Mitchell (1870–1919) was erected in 1924. It consists of a granite monolith with a niche, enclosing a bronze statue of Mitchell.^[4]

Gallery edit

Washington Monument
Kosciuszko Monument
General Philip H. Sheridan Monument
Christopher Columbus Monument
Lackawana County Soldiers and Sailors Monument
John Mitchell Monument

References edit

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Tavernise, Sabrina; Cohn, Nate (September 24, 2019). "The America That Isn't Polarized". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2019. The Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton, Pa., with an Italian food festival nearby.
^ Walsh, Jack (9 June 1987). "Courthouse Roof Cost Is Sky High". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvannia.
^ "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 2012-01-02. Note: This includes Susan C. Nabors (August 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lackawanna County Courthouse and John Mitchell Monument" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.