Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail | |
Location: | E. Market St., Kittanning, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 40.8164°N -79.5167°W |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Marker: | building |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location of Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail |
Built: | 1860 |
Builder: | Hulings & Dickey |
Architecture: | Greek Revival |
Added: | November 1, 1981 |
Refnum: | 81000526 |
Armstrong County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse complex located at Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The courthouse was built between 1858 and 1860, and is a two-story, brick and stone building measuring 105 feet by 65 feet. It has a hipped roof topped by an octagonal cupola and bell. It features a portico with four Corinthian order columns in Greek Revival style. A three-story rear addition was built in 1951-1953. The jail building was built between 1870 and 1873. It is constructed of stone, brick, and iron, and measures 114 feet by 50 feet, with a 96 feet tall tower. The building once housed 24, 8 foot by 13 foot cells.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.