Clinton County Courthouse Complex

Clinton County Courthouse Complex
Interactive map showing the location of Clinton County Courthouse Complex
Location135 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, New York
Coordinates44°41′56″N 73°27′13″W / 44.69889°N 73.45361°W / 44.69889; -73.45361
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1884 (1884)-1885, 1889
Built byBrown Bros.
ArchitectCummings, M.F.
Architectural styleItalianate, Romanesque
MPSPlattsburgh City MRA
NRHP reference No.82001101[1]
NYSRHP No.01940.000238
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1982
Designated NYSRHPNovember 12, 1982

The Clinton County Courthouse Complex is a historic county government and courthouse site located at 135 Margaret Street in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. The main courthouse was constructed in 1889. It is a two-story, ashlar stone and brick Richardsonian Romanesque style building. It has a hipped roof and rock-faced arched openings. It features a large, square central tower with an open campanile and pyramidal roof. The associated Surrogate's Building was built in 1884–1885, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick building with a bracketed cornice with Renaissance style detail.[2]

The courthouse complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1982.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Note: This includes K.R. McHugh; Russ Bordeau; Julie Robinson (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Clinton County Courthouse Complex" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015.