Photo Credit: Mojo Hand
Location: 301 Main Street / Ballard Street
Built: 1954 – 1955
Style: Modern Colonial Revival
Architect: Clarence Forrer
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds. The south front has three arches at the entrances. The east and west corner sections project. The roof is hipped with dormers. At the top of the roof is a narrow white colored cupola with gray colored dome. The building is known as “York Hall.”
Note: The first courthouse was built in 1697. The second courthouse was built in 1733. The third courthouse was built by John Haviland in 1840. The fourth courthouse was built in 1875. The fifth courthouse constructed in 1955 resembles the design of the second courthouse.
SOURCE: American Courthouses