Historic Structures

Structures of the type Courthouse

Monroe County Courthouse, Rochester New York

The 1894-96 structure is the third Monroe County Courthouse to be erected on this site. The first, costing approximately $7,000.00, was erected in 1821-22. The second courthouse was completed in 1851, at a cost of $70,000.00. In each case, lack of adequate space created the need for a new structure. The site, one of three proposed in 1821, was selected as the most centrally located and most convenient.

The structure, situated in the midst of the business and governmental heart of the city, faces north. The southeast corner of the lot contains a parking lot.

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Municipal Building (City Hall/Court House), Minneapolis Minnesota

The Municipal Building was constructed between 1889 and 1905 from a design by the Minneapolis architectural firm of Long and Kees. The cost was $3,554,000 which was 28 cents a cubic foot. The architectural style is Richardsonian Romanesque. Construction is of pink Ortonville granite, and the building has two stately towers, one of which houses a chiming clock. The structure is characterized by massive surfaces, worked stone arches, extensive interior marble and stained glass. The original terra cotta roof was replaced by copper in 1950.

While the hallways of the building have largely been left untouched through the years, the office spaces have been renovated a number of times and their original character is no longer evident. The interior is "elastic", that is one where office arrangements can be changed at any time since, floors are supported independent of any partitions. It was the first of its kind In the United States according to a Minneapolis Tribune article of July 28, 1889.

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Old Court House, Johnston New York

Samuel Fuller, architect of Schenectady, was also the architect of several other buildings for Sir William. This building served the county of Tryon as jail-court house from 1772 to 1784, and the county of Montgomery from 1734 to 1836, when the county seat was moved to Fonda. In 1838 Fulton County was formed, and this jail-court house has since been used as such. The laying of the corner stone on June 26, 1772, was quite an event. Britishers, Hollanders, Palatine, and Mohawk warriors attended; Sir William Johnson with British officers and soldiers added brilliancy to the occasion, and over all the group waved the British flag.

On October 26, 1775, the Tryon County Revolutionary Committee inquired of Sir William Johnson "if he would hinder or interrupt the Committee to make use of the same public house to our want and service in the common cause." He, in reply, claimed the building and property until he should be refunded L 700 which he had advanced toward the construction. Congress, however, was informed that Sir William had conveyed the property to the county.

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 Old Custom House, St. Paul Minnesota

 St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, St. Paul Minnesota

 United States Courthouse and Post Office, La Crosse Wisconsin

 United States Post Office and Courthouse, Yakima, Washington