Woodbury, New Jersey

Architects Hazelhurst and Huckel of Philadelphia turned to the burly Richardsonian Romanesque style, popular in late 19th century municipal buildings, for the new Gloucester County courthouse in 1885. The building features Trenton brownstone and Dauphin County trim. The Colonial-style central clock tower soars 90 feet above the surrounding streetscape. The courthouse it replaced on the main intersection in town was a Colonial brick structure that had stood since 1787.

Easton, Maryland

In 1709, 2 acres of land known as “Armstrong’s old field, near Pitte’s bridge" was designated by a group of leading citizens to be the site of the new court house. Philemon Hemsley oversaw the construction of the building which was twenty feet by thirty feet in size. The courthouse was razed and replaced with a new brick structure in 1794 to serve as Maryland’s Eastern Shore Capital. This new and present Talbot County Courthouse was remodeled in 1958 which included removal of the front porch and the addition of two wings.

Seaford, Delaware

The City broke ground for a new government office building in 2002, capping a $1.5 million face-lift for the High Street area that included new sidewalks, ornamental lighting and shade trees.

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Constructed in 1888, Scranton’s City Hall was designed by city native Edwin Walter in the Victorian Gothic style and built using local West Mountain stone.

Westminster, Maryland

The cornerstone for the Courthouse was laid by Andrew Shriver on June 13, 1838. He was assisted by Colonel Joshua Gist, brother to General Mordecai Gist of Revolutionary War fame. James Shellman, the first burgess of Westminster, was the architect and Swope and Durbin, the two men responsible for building the jail, also laid the masonry for the new Courthouse. The Courthouse was constructed for $18,000 and originally consisted of the center portion of two stories, seven bays, and gabled roof. Soon after completion, an ornamental cupola, the steps, and a two- story Greek Revival portico were added. In 1882, the one-story wings were attached and in 1935 they were rebuilt and made larger by adding a half story.

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Here once stood the original brick courthouse of Monroe County, built in 1836 when it was created out of Northampton, Pike and Wayne counties. In 1890 it was demolished, the bricks carted away and a new native sandstone courthouse in the Richardsonian Romanesque style was created by T.I. Lacey, Stroudsburg’s architect of choice. A 1934 addition to the rear mimics the building’s original features. The courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Haddonfield, New Jersey

Built in 1928 on designs by Walter William Sharpley, the imposing Neoclassical government building sits far back from the sidewalk and so rests lightly on the Haddonfield streetscape. Built of limestone, the portico is fronted by a quartet of classic columns and pedimented entrance.

Greer, South Carolina

This smart little Neo-Georgian brick building wrapped in brick quoins served the community as a post office and later as the town hall. When the city government left in 2008 the Heritage Museum that had been operating in an old hardware store on Trade Street since its opening in 1996, moved in after a $160,000 restoration. More than 2,600 objects were transferred for exhibit; already in the building was a Works Progress Administration mural from the Great Depression depicting rural Southern life.

The three-story brick Greer City Hall and 12-acre City Park were unveiled in 2008. City Hall includes an entire floor dedicated to public space, with a 4,500-square-foot events hall available for conventions, receptions, and galas. Outside, City Park includes a large fountain timed to music, an amphitheater for public concerts and ceremonies, walking trails, a picnic shelter, and a decorative pond.

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The original Cumberland County courthouse rose on this spot in 1766. After an arsonist burned it in 1845 this building, fronted by sandstone columns, replaced it.

On June 27, 1863, a dusty column of 15,000 rebels led by General Richard Ewell marched up
the road from Shippensburg into Carlisle. Foraging for supplies, they camped here until Tuesday,
June 30. They departed that day, headed towards Mount Holley Springs. Other than the ample
provisions they had taken, they left the community unscathed.

The next day, July 1, the townspeople cheered the arrival of Major General William Smith’s four
regiments of Federal militiamen, but their joy was short-lived. Late that afternoon, Major General

J.E.B. Stuart and 3,500 rebel cavalrymen appeared at the intersection of York and Trindle roads.
The rebels unlimbered their artillery, demanded the surrender of the town, and threatened to burn
it. General Smith refused, the artillerymen let fly, and townspeople and militiamen alike scattered
for shelter. Over the next few hours, shells struck the columns of the courthouse, blew holes in the
Presbyterian and Episcopal churches, damaged numerous other properties, and wounded a few
unlucky souls near the square, including twelve militiamen. After setting fire to the U.S. Army’s
Carlisle Barracks, Stuart’s men disappeared to the south, ordered to Gettysburg. The threat had
ended. Although most of the damage done by the rebel shells was long ago repaired, scars can still be seen here on the facade of the Old Court House. You can still see where a pillar was chipped and bricks
were broken by flying shrapnel.