Old Union County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)

Old Union County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Vine and Market Streets in New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1815, and renovated in 1855–1857, to convert it to a schoolhouse. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick building, three bays wide and four bays deep with a gable roof. The roof features a center cupola. It was used as a school until 1952.[2]

Old Union County Courthouse
The building in December 2012
LocationMarket and Vine Sts., New Berlin, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°52′43″N 76°59′12″W
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1815, 1855-1857
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.72001179[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1972

It now houses the New Berlin Heritage Museum, also known as the New Berlin Post Office and the Courthouse Museum. The museum is open by appointment and on New Berlin Day, a street festival held each year at the end of August.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (January 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Union County Courthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  3. http://www.newberlinpa.com/ New Berlin Day


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