Bucks County Administration Building

USA / Pennsylvania / New Britain / East Court Street, 55
 administrative building, local government
Formerly known as the Bucks County Courthouse until the completion of the Bucks County Justice Center next door.

Home of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, and various county offices.The Courthouse (1962). Three successive courthouses have occupied the present site; the first one rather resembling a house. It was replaced in 1878, and again in 1962 by the present building.

The basic shape of this courthouse is best summed up by Williams: "It is really two buildings, consisting of a round and rectangular part. Airline pilots viewing it from the air have dubbed it 'the toilet'." This is a building, or rather buildings, in the Modern style with some architectural distinction. Perhaps if it sticks around age will confer some more, as circular public buildings are rare because of the additional cost and inefficient use of space.

The courtrooms are in the round part and offices in the rectangle. The two are connected by an enclosed hallway; entrance is into this hallway.

www.mapsofpa.com/countyseatsa.htm
www.buckscounty.org/courts/index.aspx

55 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania
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Coordinates:   40°18'44"N   75°7'47"W

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  • Doylestown's toilet bowl!
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