Butler County Courthouse (Butler, Pennsylvania) | NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Victorian Gothic (architecture), 1885_construction

USA / Pennsylvania / Butler / Butler, Pennsylvania / W Diamond St, 124
 courthouse, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Victorian Gothic (architecture), 1885_construction
The Courthouse (1886). The previous courthouse was an 1855 Classical Revival structure which burned in 1883. The present interesting building, a combination of Romanesque and other styles, was built in 1886 and enlarged in 1908, and towers over Butler's downtown. The courthouse occupies its own block facing an open square across the street.

The present tower roof is shiny stainless steel visible for miles on a sunny day. An unusual feature is the decorative front porch, unfortunately now closed; entry is through the modern annex at the rear attached to the courthouse by a second floor enclosed pedestrian bridge.

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Coordinates:   40°51'30"N   79°53'45"W
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