Lackawanna County Courthouse

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

Lackawanna County Courthouse and John Mitchell Monument
Lackawanna County Courthouse, November 2009
Location200 N. Washington Ave.,
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°24′29″N 75°39′46″W
Area4.7 acres (1.9 ha)
Built1884
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSAnthracite--Related Resources of Northeastern Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.97001257[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 1997

Courthouse

The courthouse was built in 1884, and is a 3 1/2-story rectangular masonry building, with a raised basement, in the Romanesque Revival-style. It was enlarged in 1896, with the addition of a third story and reconstruction of the roof to add a number of eclectic design elements. The building measures approximately 100 by 140 feet (30 by 43 m). It features a five-story clock tower. A courthouse wing was built in 1964. The courthouse was the site of the first session of the 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.

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

  • Washington Monument
  • Pulaski Monument
  • Kosciuszko Monument
  • General Philip H. Sheridan Monument
  • Christopher Columbus Monument
  • Lackawana County Soldiers and Sailors Monument

John Mitchell Monument
John Mitchell Monument

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.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. 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.
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