Dauphin County Courthouse

	Dauphin County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	File:Dauphin County Courthouse.jpg
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Location	Front and Market Sts,; Harrisburg, PA
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Built	1942
Architect	Lawrie and Green; C. Paul Jennewein
Architectural style	Stripped Classical
NRHP reference No.	93000723
Added to NRHP	August 2, 1993

The Dauphin County Courthouse is a government building of Dauphin County located in the county seat, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 1993.^[1]

History

The current building is the third county courthouse built in Dauphin County. The first courthouse was built in 1792 at Market and Court Streets.^[2] The first courthouse was removed in 1860 and the second was built in its location. The second building was removed in 1948. Plans were drawn up for a new courthouse in 1938 due to complaints about the deteriorating conditions of the building.^[2] The current courthouse was designed in 1940 by the Harrisburg architectural firm Lawrie and Green. It was completed in 1942. The interior artwork was done by sculptor C. Paul Jennewein.

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